INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- Iranian shrimp farmers exported 37,000 tons of products in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), an official with
Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) said, adding that the country is currently exporting shrimp to 21 countries.According to Vahid Madani, the
and neighboring Turkey are currently the top importers of Iranian shrimp, IRNA reported.The official noted that IFO is planning to promote
Organization seeks to attract investors to create diversity in product packaging and supply, and significant progress has been made in this
units with modern equipment and machinery active across the country whose processing capacity in one work shift is 1,350 tons per day.Over
addition of markets in countries such as Oman and Malaysia to Iran's target export markets in this field, he has noted.Fishery production
also some new export destinations welcomed these products in the past two years; as new markets including China, South Korea, and the
Eurasian Union nations opened up for Iranian fishery products.EF/MA
