Iran annual fishery trade sees rise

Iran registered $565 million in fishery trade in the
financial year 2022-23 (ended March 20), registering an 8.6% rise compared with
the year before, according to Abbas Mokhtari, an official with the Agriculture
Ministry.

Exports stood at 181,000 tons worth $605 million to register
an 8.6% rise in terms of weight and a 9.3% rise in value compared with the year
before, Financial Tribune reported.

The export of aquatic feed reached a record high of 39,000
tons to top the list of exports in the fishery sector in terms of tonnage.

The official was earlier quoted as saying that Iraq is the
biggest destination for Iranian fish feed followed by Armenia and Uzbekistan.