Q1 Exports of Medicinal, Ornamental Plants, Herbs at $49m

A total of 29,000 tons of medicinal and ornamental plants and herbs worth $49 million were exported from Iran during the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21), according to the director general of Agrifood Exports Coordination Bureau of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran.
"Saffron was the most important exported item, which accounted for 53% of the value of Iran’s total exports, with 52 tons worth $26 million," Mahmood Bazari was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
According to the spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, a total of 324 tons of saffron worth $190 million were exported from Iran to 60 countries in the last fiscal year (March 2020-21), with five countries accounting for 79% of weight and 78% of the value of total shipments.