According to the Deputy Minister
of Iran Ministry of Industry, Iran’s
annual nut export amount reaches USD2,000,000,000. The nuts not only are
exported to fifty countries and districts all over the world such as Germany, America,
France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Portugal and the gulf
countries including Qatar, The United Arab
Emirates, Saudi Arabia
and Kuwait but also to China, Korea,
Japan and Australia (Russia
excluded) in the Asian region.
The Commercial Development Director of Iran
Ministry of Agriculture said that the annual yields of the pistachios, walnut,
Chinese date, Ficus carica and almond are about 200,000 tons, 150,000 tons,
1,200,000tons, 35000 tons and 50000 tons respectively.