Pistachio No Longer Top Non-Oil Export Commodity

Official data on Iran’s pistachio exports indicate a considerable decline in the value of shipments this year.
According to Daryoush Salempour, an Agriculture Ministry official, exports reached $915 million in the last Iranian year (March 2021-22).
“The figure accounted for half of Iran’s horticultural exports’ value over the period,” he was quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency.
“Pistachio orchards account for 20% of Iran’s total orchards and are mainly located in the provinces of Kerman, Khorasan Razavi, South Khorasan, Yazd, Fars, Semnan, Markazi, Qom, Qazvin, Sistan-Baluchestan, Tehran and Isfahan,” he added.