As much as 3.6 million metric tons (mt) of rice is annually consumed in Iran, according to a person with the knowledge of the matter.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its latest report said Iran was among the top 10 countries in the world in terms of exporting 11 agricultural products.
The secretary general of Iran’s fisheries Production and Trading Union said the country is exporting aquatics to more than 50 countries.
The head of Iran’s Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization said the country will become self-sufficient in the production of many strategic agricultural products in the next 10 years, IRIB reported.
The head of Iran’s National Dates Association Mohsen Rashid Farrokhi says the country’s annual output of dates stands at 1.3 million tons.
The European Union has imported €67 million of fresh Iranian pistachios in the first nine months of 2023, according to recent data by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat).
Iran has exported some 13,500 tons worth $60 million of shrimp in the first six months of the Iranian calendar year (March 21 – September 22), according to a person with the knowledge of the matter.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in a report said Iran has produced more than 21 million tons of grain in the 2023 Crop Year and holds the fourth largest grain reserves in Asia.
Iran has exported as much as $1.5 billion worth of agricultural products in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – September 22), according to a recent report by the country’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).
Iran has exported around 61,000 tons of aquatic products during the first six months of the current Iranian year, Iran Customs Administration said.