TEHRAN – The value of Iran’s exports of agricultural and foodstuff products increased by 22 percent in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2023), the spokesman of the International Relations and Trade Development Committee of Iran's House of Industry, Mining and Trade said.

According to Ruhollah Latifi, Iranian producers managed to export over 6.0 million tons of the mentioned products worth more than $4.3 billion in the mentioned nine months, also registering a 7.2 percent rise in terms of weight, IRNA reported.

As reported, of the total exports, 4.36 million tons with a value of $2.562 billion were crops, vegetables, and horticulture products, and the rest were fishery, livestock, and dairy products.

During the said nine months, the Islamic Republic exported agro-food products to more than 130 countries around the world, among which, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkey were the top importers of Iranian products, according to Latifi.

China, India, Turkey, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Germany, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Oman, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Spain, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, and Syria were also among the top importers of Iran's food and agriculture.

According to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Iran exported 101.904 million tons of non-oil goods valued at $36.43 billion during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year.

Mohammad Rezvanifar said that the nine-month non-oil export indicates 26.48 percent growth in weight, but 0.68 percent fall in value, year on year.

The official also said that the country's exports in the first nine months of this year, including oil, electricity, and technical and engineering services, excluding the export via suitcase trade, reached $63.97 billion.

The IRICA head put the value of the export of oil at $26.46 billion, electricity at $300 million, and technical and engineering services at $780 million in the nine-month period.

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