Iran pistachio exports hit $730m by late December
The director general of the office of cold-climate fruits and dried fruits of the horticulture affairs department of the Agriculture Ministry said 100,000 tons of pistachios, valued at 730 million dollars, were exported to 67 countries worldwide, including 18 European Union countries, by the end of December.
Dariush Salempour stressed that according to official statistics provided by Iran Customs, in the first nine months of the calendar year (started March 21, 2025), nearly 100,000 tons of pistachios (in-shell pistachios, pistachio kernels, green pistachio kernels, and other related products) were exported to target countries, with the largest volume of exports going to Turkey, India, the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and China.
“Last year, an unprecedented performance in pistachio production, processing, and export was recorded in the country, with over 175,000 tons of pistachios valued at 1.7 billion dollars being exported,” he added.
Salempour estimated the production of fresh and dried pistachios in the country in 2025-2026 to be close to 300,000 tons, saying, “Iran ranks first in the world in terms of cultivated area, with over 600,000 hectares of pistachio orchards.”