Exports of agricultural products hit $5.2 last year, up by 29%: IRICA
The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said the export of agricultural products in the last Persian calendar year (March 19 to May 22, 2024) reached five billion and 200 million dollars, showing a 29% increase.
Citing figures from IRICA, a report published by IRNA on Saturday said the weight of agricultural product exports during the period was seven million and 600 thousand tons, which indicates an 11% increase compared to the same period last year.
According to report, the main exported agricultural products in the last Persian calendar year included pistachios, tomatoes, and dates.
During the period, 1.5 billion dollars’ worth of various pistachios, 233 million dollars’ worth of tomatoes, and 205 million dollars’ worth of dates were exported.
50 countries buy Iranian saffron
The report said 214 tons and 300 kilograms of saffron worth 184 million and 700 thousand dollars were exported.
“This amount of saffron exports in 1403 shows a 4% decrease in weight and a 13% decrease in value,” said Hamid Bayat, the director general of the statistics and information processing department of IRICA, adding that the United Arab Emirates, Spain and China were the three major buyers of Iran’s exported saffron last year.
According to Bayat, during this period, 50 million dollars of saffron was exported to the United Arab Emirates, 40 million dollars to Spain, and 30 million dollars to China.
The director general of the statistics and information processing department of IRICA stated that in 1403, a total of 65% of the total value of Iran’s saffron exports went to the aforementioned three countries.
He added that Iranian saffron is exported to more than 50 countries worldwide.
Exports of fishery products
The report also announced that 196 thousand tons of fishery products worth 372 million dollars were exported abroad last year.
“During this period, the export of fishery products showed a 29% increase in weight and a 17% increase in value,” Arezou Ghaniun, an official with IRICA, was quoted by IRNA as saying.
Ghaniun added that the main fishery products exported last year included various types of shrimp, tuna, and different types of carp, which accounted for 64% of the weight and 65% of the total value of exports among fishery products.
The official underlined that the primary buyers of Iran’s exported fishery products were China, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates.