Iran to Export Caviar, Shrimp to North America
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian deputy agriculture minister unveiled plans for exporting seafood, including caviar and shrimp, to the United States and Canada in the current Iranian year (March 2016 – March 2017).
Hassan Salehi told Tasnim on Friday that there is no obstacle to the export of seafood products to the US.
He noted that Iran is aiming for new consumer markets for its caviar and shrimp in Europe, Southeast Asia, the US, Canada and Russia.
In January, Salehi had announced that Iran has the capacity to export 100,000 tons of seafood to Russia, saying Russian demand is so high that it outstrips Iran’s exports.
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