Iran's Q1 Pistachio Exports Hit $154m

Iran exported 21,720 tons of pistachio worth $154.12 million during the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 20-June 20).
According to Spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration Rouhollah Latifi, Iranian pistachios were shipped to 54 countries in spring, with China topping the list with 5,547 tons worth $35.4 million, Fars News Agency reported.
China was followed by Germany, Iraq and Russia with 2,982, 1,866 and 1,455 tons of imports respectively, he added. 
Latifi did not mention the value of exports to these countries.
In fact, pistachio topped the list of Iran's agricultural and food export products during the three months under review in terms of value.