Khuzestan Agro Exports Top $1.1 Billion

Close to $1.15 billion worth of agricultural products were exported from the southern Khuzestan Province during the last Iranian year (March 2017-18) to register a threefold rise compared with the fiscal 2013-14.
According to Kheykhosro Changalvaee, the head of Khuzestan Agricultural Jihad Organization, the exports were mainly made to Iraq, the littoral countries of the Persian Gulf and the Russian Federation, the Persian daily Donya-e-Eqtesad reported.
The official added that so far this year, more than 16.1 million tons of agricultural products worth 250 trillion rials (close to $1.94 billion) have been cultivated in Khuzestan, showing a 6.6% rise compared with last year.