Iran’s exports of eggs top 60,000 tons: Official
Iran has exported 60,000 tons of eggs to target countries since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21), announced Nasser Nabipour, the chairman of the board of directors of Tehran Laying Hens Union on Saturday.
Talking to IRNA, Nabipour said Iran has the capacity to produce 1.6 million tons of eggs annually.
Iranian eggs are mainly exported to neighboring countries including Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar, Oman, and the UAE, he noted.
Nabipour added that Iran produced 1.2 million tons of eggs during the last Iranian year which ended on March 20.
The production of eggs is more than the current needs of the market, he said, explaining that in the first half of every [Iranian] year, the consumption of the product decreases with the intensification of heat.