Chocolate, Pastry Exports Exceed $180 Million in Six Months

A total of 213,000 tons of chocolate and pastry worth $189 million were exported from Iran during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22), around 66,000 tons worth $75 million of which were made in East Azarbaijan Province.
“From Iran’s 563 chocolate and pastry production factories, 125 are located in East Azarbaijan. Their production capacity is 417,845 tons per year,” Mohammad Naqi Honarbar, a local official, was quoted as saying.
The northeastern province’s products are exported to 51 countries, he added.
Honarbar noted that Iran exports chocolate and pastry to 75 countries, mainly to Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, the UAE, the Ivory Coast, the US and several European countries.