Germany, Spain top importers of Iranian pistachios in
January-June 2023: Eurostat

Iran exported over €48 million of pistachios to the European
Union (EU) member states during the first six months of 2023, according to the
data released by the European Union's statistics office, Eurostat.

Iran’s pistachio export to the union has dropped 39 percent
in the first half of this year, from €78.6 million in the same period of time
in the past year, the Eurostat data indicate.

The Islamic Republic was the second biggest exporter of
pistachios to Europe after the United States in the mentioned six months.

Germany and Spain were the top importers of Iranian
pistachios in January-June 2023, when Germany imported €32 million worth of
Iranian pistachios and Spain imports amounted to €7 million, Tasnim reported.

Although Iran is mostly known for its vast hydrocarbon
resources, there are some other precious products that people all around the
world put the Iranian brand on and appreciate greatly, one such product is
Iranian “green gold” or pistachio.

Iran exported 56,298 tons of pistachio worth $405.04 million
to 57 countries during the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20).

The annual export indicates a 55.7 percent fall in value and
a 58.4 percent drop in weight, year on year.