INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
released by the European Union's statistics agency (Eurostat).Based on the Eurostat data, Iran's pistachio exports to the European Union
decreased 15 percent in the mentioned four months compared to the same period last year, IRNA reported.In the first four months of 2021,
pistachio kernels, however, experienced a significant growth of 36 percent in the period under review compared to the same four months in
and Italy were among the top importers of Iranian pistachios in the first four months of 2022.According to Eurostat, Iran's pistachio export
tons of pistachio worth $914,427,826 during the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).According to Rouhollah Latifi, the
1400.Of the total exported pistachios in the previous year, 115,557 tons were unshelled fresh pistachios, the value of which was about
$696,043,124.Germany, with $50 million worth of imports, India with $44 million, United Arab Emirates (UAE) with $29 million, Iraq with $25
million, and Turkey with $13 million were the top five export destinations for dried pistachios.However, in total, China was the first
export destination for the Iranian product importing $199 million worth of pistachios, followed by India, Russia, Iraq, and Kyrgyzstan which
imported $85 million, $53 million, $50 million, and $45 million of pistachios, respectively.EF/MA
