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

Iran exported 68,135 tons of aquatic products worth $115
million in a 4-month period ending July 22, according to the director general
of Iran’s Aquatics Market Development, Processing and Quality Improvement
Office.

31,000 tons of different species of fish, valued at $50
million, were exported from March 21 to July 22, Ababs Mokhtari told FARS.

In this period, 2,208 tons of tuna fish, valued at $2
million, 142 tons of ornamental fish, valued at $167,000 and 1.451 million tons
of different types of conserve, valued at $6 million, as well as one ton of
caviar, valued at $631,000, were exported from the country, the director
general added.

In addition, 68,135 tons of various species of aquatics,
valued at over $114 million, were exported overseas from March 21 to July 22,
showing a 32 and 35 percent hike in weight and value respectively compared to
same period of last year.

Mokhtari further noted that 4.78 tons of aquatics, valued at
over $12 million, were imported into the country from March 21 to July 22,
registering a 272 and 148 percent growth in weight and value respectively as
compared to last year’s corresponding period.