Eurostat figures showed that Iranian pistachio exports to EU countries had decreased by 39% in value terms compared to January-September 2021.
Shelled pistachio shipments accounted for 58 million euros of Iranian pistachio exports to the EU in the three quarters to September, down 6% year on year, showed the figures.
The source reported that Iran’s exports of unshelled pistachio had dropped by 59% against January-September 2021 to a total of 37 million euros.
The Eurostat said Germany, Spain and Italy had accounted for a bulk of pistachio purchases from Iran in the three quarters to September.
The United States was the largest supplier of pistachio to EU countries over the January-September period with 529 million euros worth of shipments, said the EU statistics agency.
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