Iranian kiwifruit export
Iranian kiwifruit export
Semi-Tropical Fruits of the Ministry of Jihad for Agriculture said: In the
first ten months of last year, about 112,000 tons of kiwifruit, worth more than
$ 82 million, were exported to other countries.
Zahra Jalili-Moghaddam, referring to the forecast of
improvement and renovation of 2,500 hectares of kiwi orchards in the 6th
Development Plan, said: In 2019, this important project has been implemented in
more than 500 hectares of kiwi orchards.
She said that
according to the latest official statistics, the amount of kiwifruit production
in the country is about 360 thousand tons, which this amount of production is
done at the cultivation area of about 12400 hectares.
Jalili-Moghaddam emphasized that the provinces producing
this product are Mazandaran, Gilan and Golestan, and reminded that in the first
ten months of last year, about 112 thousand tons of this product, worth more
than 82 million dollars, were exported to other countries. She then stated that
the price of each kilogram of kiwi is 70 cents and continued: Today, kiwi is
considered a completely economical product, and compared to cultivating other
crops, with a climate similar to kiwi in the country, it has a high economic
efficiency. Jalili-Moghaddam also added that: Currently, China, Italy, New
Zealand, Iran and Chile are the main producers of kiwifruit.
Source of the news: Public relations
of the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture
Translated by: F.KH
