Iran was among world’s top agri exporters in 2021

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Iran has been among the top…

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Iran has been among the top exporters of agricultural products in the world during 2021. Iran was the world’s top exporter of figs in the mentioned year, exporting 8,763 tons of the product in 2021. Austria and Spain occupied the second and third places, respectively.

The republic was also the world’s second-biggest pistachio exporter in the year under review after the U.S. The country exported 136,000 tons of pistachios to foreign destinations in the mentioned year. Iran was also ranked second in terms of the export of raisins and eggplant, according to the FAO statistics. The country ranks third in the world in the export of watermelon and gooseberry.

In 2021, Iranian farmers exported more than 245,000 tons of dates, which was less than the exports of only three countries. Saudi Arabia ranked first in terms of the export of dates with 318,000 tons, followed by Iraq and the United Arab Emirates.

Over 166,000 tons of cucumbers were also exported from Iran in 2021. As for kiwis and onions, the Islamic Republic was ranked sixth among the top exporters of the mentioned products.