Iran’s export of milk, cream registers over 22 percent
growth in 6 months

Iran exported 281,000 tons of dairy products, valued at
$381.19 million in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year
(March 21-September 22).

Spokesperson for the Iranian Dairy Industry Association
Mohammad-Reza Banitaba said the data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran
Customs Administration (IRICA) show that the country’s export of dairies in the
first half of the current Iranian year has considerably increased compared to
last year’s corresponding period.

According to the official, Iran exported 239.886 tons of
dairy products from March 21 to September 22, showing a 17.3 percent rise in
weight compared to last year’s corresponding period, IRNA reported

In this period, milk, cream, sour yogurt drinks, and industrial
dry milk were among the main dairy products exported from the country, he said,
adding that Iran’s export of milk and cream showed a 22.27 percent growth
compared to the same period of last year.

Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE),
and the Republic of Azerbaijan were Iran’s main trade partners in terms of
export of dairy products, Banitaba added.