Monthly Agrifood Exports Top $430m

Iran exported 801,130 tons of agricultural and food products worth $438.6 million in the first month of the current Iranian year (March 21-April 20), new data released by the Agriculture Ministry show.
The figures indicate a decline of 19.48% in tonnage, but a rise of 2.81% in value compared with last year's corresponding period. 
Watermelon topped the list of exports in terms of value with $46.54 million, followed by tomato worth $49.78 million, milk powder worth $30.03 million, eggs worth $26.55 million and apples worth $16.96 million.
In terms of tonnage, watermelon topped the list with 221,690 tons, followed by 108,350 tons of tomato, 37,850 tons of apple, 35,230 tons of Persian melon and 29,480 tons of dates.