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Iran Makes Pitch for Investment in Burgeoning Animal Feed Industry - Interview

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More than 208,000 tons of animal and aquatic feed worth more than $83 million were exported to 16 countries in the last Iranian year (March 2017-18), showing a 20.2% and 9.2% growth in weight and value respectively compared with the previous year
Iran Makes Pitch for Investment in Burgeoning Animal Feed Industry - Interview
Iran Makes Pitch for Investment in Burgeoning Animal Feed Industry - Interview

Iran ranks as the 18th biggest producer of animal feed in the world, as production currently stands at 9.86 million tons worth around $8.5 billion per annum. Broken down, 5.64 million tons, 3.96 million tons and 291,000 tons of the total pertain to cattle, poultry and aquatic feed respectively. The figures were disclosed by Iran Feed Industry Association Chairman Majid Movafaq Qadiri during an interview with the Financial Tribune at the First Trade and Investment Opportunities in Iran’s Animal Feed Industry Forum held in Tehran last week.

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