117% Growth in Exports From Bandar Lengeh

A total of 872,914 tons of non-oil commodities worth $460 million were exported from Bandar Lengeh port city in the southern Hormozgan Province during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 20-Nov. 20), registering a 62% and 117% growth in tonnage and value respectively compared with the corresponding period of last year.
According to Nasser Norouzi, a local official, the exports mainly included fruit and vegetable, different kinds of nuts, plaster, construction materials and industrial salt, ILNA reported.
Norouzi noted that the lion’s share of the exports went to the neighboring states of Qatar and the UAE.