Agricultural Exports to Eurasian Economic Union Cross $330m in Eight Months

A total of $334 million worth of agricultural products were exported to Eurasian Economic Union member states, during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 20-Nov. 20), registering a 53% rise compared with the similar period of last year, according to the director general of European and American Commercial Affairs Department with the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran. 
“Our main export products to EEU’s five member countries over the period were pistachio, peach, apple, grapes, sour cherries, kiwi, pepper, dates and raisin,” Behrouz Hassan Olfat was also quoted as saying by ILNA.
The official noted that exports to Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia saw the highest increase in value in a descending order.
A total of 5.45 million tons of agricultural products worth $3.84 billion were exported from Iran during the first eight months of the current Iranian year, showing a 27% and 13% growth in weight and value respectively compared with the similar period of last year, according to the technical affairs deputy with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.