TEHRAN Iran's farming exports grew 35 percent in value over the first 11 months of the Iranian year 1403 (March 2024February 2025), reaching $7.57 billion, according to Ruhollah Latifi, spokesperson for the Trade Development Commission of the House of Industry, Mine and Trade.Latifi stated Iran exported 9.4 million lots of animals, agricultural, crop, and food during this duration to different global destinations.
He noted that 90 percent of the total export volume and 77 percent of its worth were directed to the nations 15 neighboring markets.Despite high-quality items and strong foreign need, Latifi acknowledged that Iran's farming and food exports continue to deal with logistical and regulatory barriers.
In action, the Ministry of Agriculture is preparing brand-new measures to improve export treatments and lower red tape.
Among the upcoming steps are the official registration of orchards and official contracts between farmers and exportersinitiatives targeted at increasing traceability and improving compliance with worldwide standards.Iran is one of the leading producers of pistachios, saffron, dates, and numerous fruits and nuts, with many of these items finding buyers in regional and worldwide markets.
Major destinations for Iran's farming exports include Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, and India.
Over the last few years, Iran has expanded its market access in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, along with in Southeast Asia through new trade agreements and participation in worldwide food expos.Diverse weather conditions throughout Iran's large area enable year-round growing, which offers the nation a relative benefit in producing a large range of fresh and processed agricultural products.
Difficulties such as water scarcity, out-of-date irrigation systems, and transportation ineffectiveness continue to prevent the sectors complete export potential.Under Iran's Seventh National Development Plan, the government intends to increase farming exports by 20 to 25 percent by the end of the program.
To achieve this, authorities are concentrating on promoting knowledge-based agribusinesses, enhancing cold-chain logistics, improving packaging requirements, and working out phytosanitary arrangements with key trade partners.EF/ MA