Iran Exports €48 Million Pistachio to Europe in H1 of 2023
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) said Iran exported €48 million worth of pistachio to the European Union in the first six months of 2023 (January-June), showing a 39 percent decline compared to same period of last year.
Iran had exported over €78.6 million worth of pistachio to the European Union’s countries from January to June 2022.
According to this report, Iran’s shelled pistachio exports to Europe from January to June 2023 reached €15.7 million, registering a 50 percent decline compared to last year’s corresponding period.
The report added that Iran had exported more than €31.6 million worth of pistachio with shell to EU countries from January to June 2022.
Eurostat further pointed out that Iran exported over €32.3 million worth of pistachio with nut to EU states in the first half of the current year, showing a 31 percent decline compared to the same period of last year.
Germany and Spain were the largest importers of Iranian pistachio from January to June 2023.
Germany imported €32 million worth of Iran’s total pistachio while more than €7 million worth of this product was exported to Spain in this period, Eurostat added.