Irans Pistachio Exports to EU Up by 26%[/caption]TEHRAN (Tasnim) A recent report released by the statistical office of the European Union (EU), Eurostat, revealed that Irans pistachio exports to the EU in 2014 show a rise of 26%, making the country the largest exporter of pistachio to the EU after the United States.
In 2014, Iran exported over 176 million worth of pistachio to European countries, of which 64 million was the pistachio seeds without shell and 112 million was the fruit with shell, Eurostat report indicated.
The report also showed a considerable rise of 84% in Irans pistachio seeds (without shell) exports to the EU in 2014, while the export rate for pistachio with shell has shown a 7-percent growth.
Germany is considered as the largest importer of Iranian pistachio, and Spain, France, and Netherlands are among other major importing countries.
The 26-percent growth in Tehrans pistachio exports to the EU in 2014 comes as the exports had also showed a 13-percent rise in 2013.
According to recent reports, Iran has exported $1.4 billion of pistachio in the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2014 - January 20, 2015), an 80 percent rise from $780 million in the same period last year.
Food and agricultural trade accounted for 20.2 percent of the countrys total non-oil trade in the past Iranian calendar year.
By Tasnim News Agency
