Publish Date: 25 July 2023 - 20:15

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – The director general of the West Asia department of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said that Iran's exports to Iraq grew by 24% in the first 3 months of the year compared with the same period last year.

According to Farzad Piltan, in the first 3 months of 1402 (beginning on March 21, 2023-2024), Iran exported $2.3 billion to Iraq, which shows a 24% increase compared to the same period last year. 

The economic official further added that natural gas, rebar, tomatoes, iron ingots, livestock and poultry feed, polyethylene, clinker, milk powder and plastic materials witnessed the highest growth in exports to Iraq during the first quarter of the year (spring).

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