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Exports of farmed caviar rise 112% in nine months: IFO
Nasser Karami-Rad, the director general of the Office for Conservation of Aquatic Genetic Resources at the IFO, made the remarks on Sunday, IRNA reported.
The increase came after the exports of over 5.3 tons of the farmed caviar worth $3.2 million, he said.
The official added that during the mentioned period, Iran’s farmed caviar was exported to 28 countries.
He further referred to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Belgium as the three countries that imported Iran’s caviar the most.
The official highlighted the high quality of the country’s farmed caviar, describing it as a reason for the export hike.
Gilan and Mazandaran in northern Iran and Fars in the south of the country are respectively the three Iranian provinces that are pioneers in producing farmed caviar, he noted.