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Annual tea exports hit 12,000 tons
During his visit to the Fuman tea factories in Iran’s northern Gilan Province on Saturday, Jahansaz noted that following the removal of bans on tea exports, the tea factories in Gilan have resumed exports of the product, reported Mehr News Agency. Referring to Iran’s tea export to 23 countries including neighboring countries and European countries, he added that the country exported 15,000 tons of tea last year.
Tea exports to neighboring countries and Europe brings in $20 million annually, he stated.
Tea harvest season in Iran starts in farmlands across the northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran in early May.
More than 55,000 families grow tea in over 28,000 hectares of farmland in the two provinces, accounting for 90 percent of the country’s total tea production.