Iran exports 4,000 tons of trout to Russia, Persian Gulf
nations

Some 4,000 tons of trout have been exported to Russia and
Persian Gulf nations since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year
(March 21), according to the managing director of Iran’s Coldwater Fish Farmers
Association.

Since beginning of the year, Iranian trout farmers have
exported about 4,000 tons of this freshwater fish, Arash Nabizadeh said on
Saturday.

He added that most of the country’s trout production is
exported to neighboring countries including Persian Gulf Arab nations, as well
as Russia.

Currently due to limited water resources, up to 115,000 tons
of trout is produced in cold water farms across the country, however, the
actual capacity of trout farming in the country is 196,000-200,000 tons per
year, Nabizadeh told IRNA.

“Currently, the provinces of
Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, Lorestan, Kohgiluyeh-Boyer Ahmad, and Zanjan account for
the largest volume of trout production in the country,” he said.

Enjoying high quality, Iran’s fishery products were sold
easily in the export markets, and also some new export destinations welcomed
these products in recent years; as new markets including China, South Korea,
and the Eurasian Union nations opened up for Iranian fishery products.