Iran’s Aquatics Trade Balance Becomes +$54 Million in Two Months
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s balance of foreign trade of aquatics in the first two months of the current Persian calendar year (March 21 to April 22) reached +$54 million, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
IRICA added that Iran exported $58 million worth of aquatics overseas from March 21 to April 22, 2023 while the country imported nearly $4 million worth of aquatics.
Iran’s export of aquatics reached from $44 million in the previous year to $58 million in the first two months of the current year, registering a 29 percent growth compared to the same period of last year, FARS news agency reported.
Over 973 tons of aquatics, valued at $4 million, were imported into the country in the first two months of this year, showing a 174 and 56 percent growth in weight and value respectively compared to last year’s corresponding period.
Iran’s export of shrimp in the first two months of the current year increased 113 percent in terms of weight compared to a year earlier, IRICA added.