Gilan province accounts for major bulk of exports
Export of agricultural products increased by 30 percent in the first 4 months of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2020-July 20, 2020) compared to last year’s corresponding period, according to Mehrdad Jamal Arvanghi, deputy head of Iran’s customs office.
He said 2.706 million tons of goods worth $1.69 billion were exported this year, showing a marked increase from the 2.074 million tons of goods worth $1.58 billion exported in the same period last year. Exports have been primarily to Iraq, China, Afghanistan, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. According to Abolqassem Yousefinejad, the supervisor of Gilan Customs Administration Office, more than 296,000 tons of products worth $162 million were exported from Gilan province during the first four months of the current Iranian year.
Vegetables and fruits from the province were exported to Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Afghanistan and Iraq, according to Yousefinejad. Mineral products, glass, food staff, textile and plastics were the other commodities exported from the province. He added that exports to Russia amounted to $367 million during the four-month period while Kyrgyzstan was the next top trade partner with $338 million followed by Armenia with $164 million, Kazakhstan with $105 million, and Belarus with $10 million.
