Silk Cocoon Production Breaks 12-Year Record With 21% Jump

A total of 1,678 tons of raw silk cocoons have been produced in Iran in the current fiscal year (March 2020-21) to register a 21% increase compared with the year before.
“This amount meets 48% of the domestic carpet and textile demand for silk. The share stood at 42% last year [March 2019-20], up from 28% the year before [March 2018-19],” Deputy Agriculture Minister Morteza Rezaei was quoted as saying by Mizan Online. 
The official noted that 46,502 boxes of silkworm eggs were distributed among local silk farmers across Iran’s 31 provinces, showing a 17% rise YOY.