Annual Pistachio Exports Drop by 33 Percent to $690 Million: IRICA

A total of 115,557 tons worth $696.04 million of pistachio were exported from Iran to 75 countries in the fiscal 2021-22 (ended March 20), registering a 33% decline in both weight and value compared to the year before, according to the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
Top five export destinations for in-shell pistachio were China with $199 million, India with $85 million, Russia with $53 million, Iraq with $50 million and Kyrgyzstan with $45 million.
Exports of shelled pistachios stood at 19,336 tons worth $215.88, with Germany topping the importers with $50 million, followed by India $44 million, the UAE $29 million, Iraq $25 million and Turkey $13 million.