Export of Food & Medicine Industries on the Increase

May 11, 1998 - 0:0
TEHRAN Managing Director of Food and Medicine Industries Organization of the Ministry of Industries Mohammad Mahdi Parsapoor said the organization's export valued at 250 million dollars last year, showing a growth as compared to the previous year rate of 229 million dollars. Talking to reporters on Saturday, Parsapoor said the export rate is estimated to reach 30 million dollars by the end of 1998.

He said the organization has set up specialized export committees in collaboration with the Export Promotion Center, adding that efforts have been made to create industrial guilds for production of raw materials with the aim of cutting dependence on foreign countries.