The owner of a pomegranate harvest business in the Kurdistan Region stated that he signed a contract for the export of 1,000 tons of pomegranates to France. Idress Anwar signed a contract stipulating that the pomegranates are to be sourced from Halabja and Zakho. In the first phase, 100 tons of pomegranates will be exported through the Ibrahim Khalil border crossing and the remaining amount will be exported later.
Last year, about 2,000 tons of pomegranates, mostly from Halabja, were exported to the UAE and other Gulf countries. This year, preparations are underway to export other products such as apples, figs, grapes and honey to the Gulf.
Aside from pomegranates, potatoes are the main agricultural export by the Kurds. The vast majority of Kurdish potatoes are sought by Gulf countries and their international fast-food chains, such as KFC, McDonald’s and Hardee's, which view both the quality and price of the product as unrivaled.
Source: kurdistan24.net