Iran has exported 15,981 tons of pistachios worth $109.714 million to 44 countries during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), an official with the Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iran said.
According to Ruhollah Latifi, the five-month export fell one percent in terms of value, and six percent in terms of weight, year on year. Russia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kirgizstan, and China were the main export destinations of Iranian pistachio during the first five months of the present year, according to the official.
Although Iran is mostly known for its vast hydrocarbon resources.—Tehran Times
