TEHRAN- Iran’s exports of agricultural products stood at 955,000 tons during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-May 20, 2016), registering an increase of 22.5 percent compared with the same time in previous year, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.

The exported agricultural products were at the value of $802 million, which also shows a hike of 4.59 percent, compared to the same period in the preceding year. 
In terms of value, the exported amount stands for 13.91 percent and in terms of weight constitutes 6.2 percent of the total exports of Iran’s non-oil products in these two months.
Apples, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, yoghurt, tomato paste, milk, and cream were among the exported agro products in the said time. 
Iran’s non-oil exports value with a 20 percent increase is planned to reach over $50 billion by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2017), IRIB quoted Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Mohammadreza Nematzadeh as saying on May 30.
It is predicted that by the end of the current calendar year, the value of exports in industry, mining and trade sphere will reach $38 billion and the figure for the agricultural products and gas condensate will stand at $5 billion and $7 billion, respectively, the minister added.

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