Director general of the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture’s Office of Quality Improvement, Processing, and Aquatic Market Abbas Mokhtari said the value of Iran’s fishery export increased by over 30% during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-June 20), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.
According to Mokhtari, the country exported 73,369 tons of fishery valued at $121.4 million in the first quarter of this year, while the figure was 52,282 tons worth $93.1 million in the same time span of the past year.
The official also announced that the quarterly fishery export indicates over 40% rise in terms of weight year on year.
As previously announced by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, Iran's fishery exports in the last Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19) increased by 3% and exceeded $310 million.
The IRICA said the weight of exported fishery products in the last Iranian fiscal year was 149,000 metric tons, which shows a 12% increase compared to the previous year.
