Iran exporting agricultural products to nearly 200 countries, official says

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Iran exporting agricultural products to nearly 200countries, official says Iran is currently exporting its agricultural products tonearly 200 countries around the world, according to the country’s deputyagriculture minister for the horticulture affairs. “Annually, we export over $6 billionof agricultural products, of which $3 billion were allocated to horticulturalproducts”, Mohammad-Mehdi Boroumandi said. He added, “Some 200 countries are importing our agriculturalprodu

Oct 9 202321:34

Iran annual Pistachio exports fetch over 1 billion dollars official says

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Iran annual Pistachio exports fetch over $1b, official says Iran exports over $1 billion worth of pistachios annually,according to an official with the Agriculture Ministry. “Over 500,000 hectares of thecountry’s orchards are under pistachio cultivation,” Mohammad-Mehdi Boroumandi,the country’s deputy agriculture minister for horticulture affairs, said onMonday. Pistachio orchards, which account for 20% of Iran’s totalnumber of orchards, are mainly located in the p

Oct 4 202310:19

Iran exports over 68,000 tons of aquatics in 4 months

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Iran exported 68,135 tons of aquatic products worth $115million in a 4-month period ending July 22, according to the director generalof Iran’s Aquatics Market Development, Processing and Quality ImprovementOffice. 31,000 tons of different species of fish, valued at $50million, were exported from March 21 to July 22, Ababs Mokhtari told FARS. In this period, 2,208 tons of tuna fish, valued at $2million, 142 tons of ornamental fish, valued at $167,000 and 1.451 million tonsof different types

Aug 30 202313:07

Iran annual caviar output to reach 100 tons by Mar. 2025

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Iran’s annual caviar output to reach 100 tons by Mar. 2025The annual production of caviar in the country isanticipated to reach 100 tons by the Iranian calendar year 1404 (begins onMarch 21, 2025), according to Iran's International Sturgeon Research InstituteDirector Mahmoud Bahmani.Iran has targeted to produce 10,000 tons of sturgeon meatand 100 tons of caviar by March 2025, Bahmani said last week. There are currently 195 active sturgeon farms in 20provinces across the country, he said, a

Aug 29 202314:30

Major surge in Iran domestic wheat purchases

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Iran has reported a major surge in domestic wheat purchases,risen by 37% in the harvest period between April and early August compared tothe same period last year, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture said.Deputy Ministry of Agriculture for Arable Farming Mohajersaid on Monday that the government had purchased more than 9 million metrictons (mt) of wheat from domestic farmers since April.He stated that the figure was an increase of more than 104%compared to April-August 2021, adding that

Aug 10 202317:15

Iran meets 70 percent of world demand for Damask rose

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Iran is the world’s biggest producer of damask rose,accounting for 70% of the global production, according to vice president ofplanning and economic affairs of the country’s Ministry of Agriculture. “70 percent of global demand fordamask roses is met by Iran,” Shahpour Alaei-Moqaddam said on Wednesday. He added that Fars Province has the largest area under rosecultivation whereas the city of Kashan in Isfahan Province is the main hub ofrosewater production in Iran. Alaei-

May 6 202315:23

Iran exporting honey to 22 countries, official says

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The chairman of the Agriculture Committee of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives (ICC) said the country is exporting quality honey to 22 countries around the world. Arsalan Qasemi put the country’s value of honey export at $5.6 million, naming China, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Germany, Britain, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iraq, and Lebanon as the most important export destinations of Iranian honey.According to the latest census of the country's apiaries by the Agricultur

Apr 19 202323:04

Iran annual wheat output estimated to rise by 30 percent, official says

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Iran annual wheat output estimated to rise by 30 percent,official says Iran’s annual production of wheat is estimated to increaseby 30 percent in the current crop year compared to the previous year, deputyminister of agriculture said. “The country’s wheat production ispredicted to rise by 30 percent in current crop year thanks to favorableweather conditions,” Shahpour Alaei-Moqaddam said on Saturday whileinaugurating a number of projects in the southern province of Fars.

Apr 10 202314:08

Iran seeking to expand banana plantations in Sistan-Baluchestan to curb imports

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Iran seeking to expand banana plantations inSistan-Baluchestan to curb imports Iranian agriculture minister Javad Sadatinejad said thegovernment plans to expand Sistan-Baluchestan’s banana plantations in effortsto limit imports of this tropical fruit.We have plans underway to expand banana plantations in thesoutheastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province by 15,000 hectares, Sadatinejad saidlast week. He added, “This way, the government can limit the imports ofthe fruit as well as the curre

Apr 4 202316:49

Iran launches project to build permanent tent sites for nomads

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Iran launches project to build permanenttent sites for nomads The Iranian government has launched a majorproject to build concrete sites where nomads can use as permanent dwellings toset up their Black Tents on them, the head of the Nomads Affairs Organizationsaid. “Today, a safe and hygienic refuge is amongthe basic needs of our nomads across the country,” Abbas Papizadeh said lastweek at the groundbreaking ceremony of the project in Dezful, Iran'ssouthwestern province of Khuzestan

Mar 26 202318:30