Tehran hosts ‘Agri Show 2023’
Added on 09 January 2023
More than 430 domestic and foreign companies, including from India, China and Spain, are showcasing their products and services related to agricultural machinery, inputs and greenhouse crops at the four-day event held at Tehran’s International Fairground, IRNA reported.
Latest data released by the Agriculture Ministry show Iran exported 4.86 million tons of agricultural and food products worth $2.99 billion during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21).
The figures indicate a decrease of 11.02% in tonnage and 11.8% in value compared with last year's corresponding period.
Pistachio topped the list of exports in terms of value with $229.9 million. Tomato was the second major agricultural export product in terms of value with $193.28 million, followed by milk powder with $192.54 million, watermelon with $174.35 million and dates with $129.04 million.
In terms of tonnage, watermelon topped the list with 799,720 tons, tomato with 413,500 tons, followed by onion, shallot and garlic with 268,760 tons, apple with 260,330 tons and Persian melon with 259,070 tons.
Imports stood at 15.92 million tons worth $11.63 billion during the same period, indicating a 21.34% fall in weight, but a 4.32% rise in value year-on-year.
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