During the period, 15,981 tons of quality pistachios, valued at $109.714 million, were exported from Iran to 44 countries, showing a six percent growth in weight, and a one percent decline in value, compared to the same period last year, said Rouhollah Latifi, according to Tasnim news agency.
About 23 percent of the total pistachios exported from Iran in the five months to August 22 was destined for the Russian Federation, he noted.
Other major target markets of Iran’s pistachios were Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kyrgyzstan, and China, Latifi added.