A report by East Fruit on January 29 said that Iran accounted for 40% of Ukraine’s kiwi fruit imports to become the largest supplier of this fruit to the East European country.
A total of 1.1 million tons of pomegranates are expected to be produced from around 90,000 hectares across the country by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2022), according to an Agriculture Ministry official.
As Azerbaijan Republic has imposed strict regulations for Iranian businesspersons, Iran is exporting apple to Russia through Armenian border, according to a private sector activist.
Iran has exported some $196 million worth of fruits to Russia in the first nine months of 2021, posting a 50% growth compared to last year’s corresponding period, according to a report by EastFruit.