A total of 748,000 tons of tropical and sub-tropical fruits worth $528 million were exported from Iran in the last fiscal year (March 2021-22), according to director general of the Agriculture Ministry’s Tropical and Sub-Tropical Fruits Department.
“Production stood at 9 million tons. We estimate that this year [started March 21] yields will reach 9.3 million tons,” Zahra Jalili-Moqaddam was quoted as saying by IRNA.
Citrus fruits, dates, pomegranates, figs and kiwis are the main tropical and sub-tropical fruits produced in Iran and the provinces of Hormozgan, Sistan-Baluchestan and Kerman are the main producers.
The tropical fruits cultivated in these southern provinces include mangoes, bananas, guavas, papayas and sapodilla (also known as sapote or chikoo).
Add new comment