Stopping pistachio shipments behind borders
Mohammad Salehi in response to the question whether the outbreak of Corona virus has affected the export of pistachios? He stated: The Chinese were one of the main buyers of Iranian pistachios and they bought this product every year after the Chinese New Year, but with the outbreak of the corona virus, no more purchases were made; While China was a good and important market for us. On the other hand, with the closure of borders due to the spread of this virus in Europe, pistachios have been severely damaged and many loads of pistachios have remained behind the borders.
He went on to say that 220,000 tons of pistachios have been produced domestically this year, adding: Currently, we have no shortage in supplying pistachios on Eid night and the prices are reasonable.
Salehi continued: The commercial price of pistachios is between 100 and 120 thousand tomans per kilogram, but the pistachios that reach the consumer are different in different parts of the city and vary from 170 to 250 thousand tomans per kilogram, and this price difference is due to the fact that it is small. It depends on where in the city the sale is.
The head of the Iranian Pistachio Association stated: Pistachios are produced in 11 provinces and the main supplier of Iranian pistachios is Kerman province. The provinces of North and South Khorasan, Semnan, Markazi and Fars are also other producers of this product.
He said that 65,000 tons of pistachios have been exported since the beginning of October this year, adding: Most buyers of pistachios are Iran, Europe, the Middle East and the Far East, but our main problem in the export sector is foreign exchange obligations; That is, the government commits itself to the exporter to return the currency to the country; While exporters face problems in this area.