Official: Agricultural Products Exports Up 20%
BIRJAND – The managing director of Trade Promotion Organization for agricultural products exports Mahmoud Bazaari said on Wednesday that about $900mn worth of agricultural products were exported in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21).
Speaking to reporters, Bazaari said that the figure shows a 2-percent increase in value and a 20-percent growth in weight.
He added that the exports goods consisted of vegetables, dried fruits, flowers, and plants.
He noted that the value of exports was about $35 billion last year, in which agricultural products had an approximate 6.5-billion-dollar share.