Mohammad Rezvanifar told IRNA on Tuesday that Iran's agricultural product exports increased by 24% in weight and 28% in value in the two months to late May, indicating promising growth.
During the same period last year, Iran exported approximately 1.26 million metric tons of agricultural products worth $536 million, Rezvanifar explained.
In terms of value, the main agricultural items exported in the mentioned period are apples worth $96.3 million, in-shell pistachios worth $74.1 million, watermelons worth $73.8 million, field tomatoes worth $50.3 million, and greenhouse tomatoes worth $44.7 million, the official added.
According to the customs chief, the statistics show that agricultural items account for about 6.66% of the total weight and 8.53% of the total value of Iran's exports in the same period this year.
IRNA