BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 1. A total of 394,000
tons of agricultural products worth $214 million have been exported
from the Gilan Province located in the north of Iran during nine
months of the previous Iranian year (from March 20 through December
20, 2024), the director general of the agricultural department of
Iran’s Gilan Province Saleh Mohammadi told reporters, Trend reports.
According to him, tomatoes, watermelons, apples, cherries, kiwi,
lettuce, tangerines, and oranges were the main exported
products.
Mohammadi noted that agricultural products from the province are
exported to 30 countries, including Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan,
Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Russia, and others. The province’s products
were mainly exported through Astara border customs.
Iran’s Gilan Province has 314,000 ha of cultivated and
horticultural land and employs 317,000 people in the agricultural
sector. The province mainly cultivates rice, tea, olives, almonds,
hazelnuts, and citrus fruits.
To note, Iran exported 116 million tons of products worth $43.1
billion during the nine months of the previous Iranian year.
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