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Iran’s export of agricultural products rises in 2024: IRICA
More than 1 million tons of agricultural products, valued at $684 million, were exported from the country in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year, Mohammad Rezvanifar noted, Tasnim news agency reported. More than one million tons of agricultural products, valued at $536 million, had been exported from the country in the first two months of the previous year (March 21 to May 20, 2023), the IRICA chief added.
He added that apples ($96.3 million), pistachios with shells ($74.1 million), watermelon ($83.7 million), tomatoes ($50.3 million) and greenhouse tomatoes ($44.7 million) were the main products exported from the country this year, IRIB reported.
A study of the export statistics in the first two months of the current year (March 21 to May 20, 2024) indicates that agricultural products have accounted for about 6.66 percent and 8.53 percent of the total exports of the country in weight and value respectively, Rezvanifar added.
Food inflation
reduction
Meanwhile, Iranian Agriculture Minister Mohammadali Nikbakht announced a reduction of inflation rate for food and beverages in the second month of the current Iranian year (April 20 to May 20, 2023) adding that the ministry will make extra efforts to decrease food prices.
Nikbakht emphasized the monthly report by the Statistical Centre of Iran, which provides the inflation rate on an annual basis and in detail for different economic sectors of the country, stating that “The annual inflation rate in the second month has decreased from 37.3% to about 33.7% in the food sector.
He said that this percentage is much lower compared to non-food inflation, adding that we are striving to increase the production of various agricultural
products.