Caviar Exports to US After 25 YearsFor the first time in 25 years, about 10 kilograms of Iranian farmed caviar worth 600 million rials ($13,000) were exported to the United States in the last fiscal year (March 2016-17), an advisor to agriculture minister said.
Saffron Exported to 58 CountriesM ore than 81 tons of saffron worth around 3.45 trillion rials ($106 million) were exported from Iran to 58 countries in the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22), according to figures released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
Iran's H1 Exports to Iraq Top $3bI ran exported more than $3 billion worth of commodities to the neighboring Iraq during the six months to Sept. 22, Hamid Hosseini, secretary-general of Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce, said.
Private Sector Dominates Confectionery IndustryI ran’s confectionery industry has about 1,100 active production units, over 95% of which belong to the private sector.
Beverages Generate 7% of Food Value AddedT he production of beverages makes up 7% of the Iranian food industry’s value added.
Iran exports $75mn of saffron in 4 monthsAn official said Iran exported saffron worth 75 million dollars in the first four month of the current Iranian year (began March 21).
Iran Ups Exports to Qatar by 60 PercentIran has considerably increased its non-oil exports to Qatar in the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-August 21) as compared with last year's corresponding period, official data showed.
Upswing in Iran’s Food Exports to RussiaIran’s exports to Russia are slowly gaining momentum after a declining trend that saw the value of Iranian shipments to the northern neighbor declining from about half a billion dollars in the March 2012-13 fiscal year to a record low of 173 million in the fiscal 2015-16.
