According to the 2020/21 season results, Iran might soon be leading the world in fresh apple exports. Iranian exports of fresh apples reached 743,000 tons as of March 2021. Additionally, Iran's apple exports in March 2021 were still exceptionally high for this period of the year, at 157,000 tons in one month.
The volume of apple exports from Iran between April and July may reach 180-220,000 tons, which means about 950,000 tons in total. China, Poland, and Italy are the only countries that export more than 1 million tons of fresh apples each season. Two years ago, in terms of apple exports, it appeared that the five global leaders had an unbeatable position. A decent gap of at least 300,000 tons separated Poland, Italy, China, the United States, and Chile from other large apple exporters. Despite this, Iran barely ranked among the top ten at the end of 2019.
In the current season, Iranian apples were primarily sold in Iraq, Russia, and Afghanistan. In August 2020-March 2021, these countries accounted for 73% of Iranian apple exports. In addition to India, the United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan, Iran exported 29% of its apples.
Source: ilna.news