Vice-President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Qadir Qiafeh has said that the exports of non-oil products is one of the main agendas of the chamber, with a high significance attached to the exports of food.
In an address to the International Food Commerce Conference in Tehran on Sunday, Qiafeh said that the global value of food industry exports stands at $9.5 trillion.
He stressed that Iran’s exports of food have registered a 5.3% increase over the past 12 years in terms of tonnage while the value of the country’s food exports have decreased by an average 0.6% in the timespan.
Qiafeh noted that the Iran Chamber of Commerce supports holding food industry weeks in neighboring countries and main trade partners of Iran.
He also touched upon an upcoming presidential election on June 28, stressing that the private sector expects the next president to refrain from intervening in the pricing process.
The International Food Commerce Conference is being sponsored by the ICCIMA Commission of Food Industries.