Over 1.5m Tons of Water-Intensive Crops Exported in 5 Months

More than 1.52 million tons of water-intensive agricultural products were exported from Iran during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Aug. 22), according to the spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
“The exports included 691,295 tons of watermelon, 285,000 tons of tomato, 189,000 tons of melon, 143,836 tons of apple, 98,800 tons of onion, 68,234 tons of potato and 40,862 tons of lettuce,” Rouhollah Latifi was also quoted as saying by Fars News Agency.
The official added that during the period under review, a total of 2.97 tons of agricultural products worth $1.67 billion were exported.