Germany, Spain, and Italy had accounted for a bulk of pistachio purchases from Iran in the three quarters to September, the source added.
Eurostat figures suggested that Iranian pistachio exports to EU states had decreased by 39% in value compared to January-September 2021.
Shelled pistachio shipments accounted for 58 million euros of Iranian pistachio exports to the EU in the three quarters leading to September, down 6% year on year, showed the figures.
According to the report, Iran’s exports of unshelled pistachio had dropped by 59% from January-September 2021 to a total of 37 million euros.
According to the report, after the United States, Iran was the second exporter of pistachios to Europe in the period between January to September 2022.
AMK/IRN84956236
Your Comment