TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran exported more than $152.89 million worth of sweets, chocolates, and biscuits to 56 countries in the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 20-July 21, 2020), according to the spokesman of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
Ruhollah Latifi put the weight of the mentioned commodity exports in the said period at 39,588 tons, Fars News Agency reported.
Meanwhile, Iranian producers also exported 106,336 tons of dry bread, dough, biscuits, wafers, and other cereal products worth $94.883 million to 53 countries in this period, according to the IRICA spokesman.
Norway, the Netherlands, Australia, Germany, Austria, Canada, Malaysia, Japan, Poland, Djibouti, Armenia, Russia, Pakistan, Kuwait, Ivory Coast, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, China, Bahrain, Iraq, Tajikistan, Somalia, Yemen, UAE, Afghanistan, Belarus, Niger, and Oman were among the main destinations of Iranian sweets and chocolates, the official said.
According to Latifi, the confectionery and chocolate industry in Iran has entered a new phase of progress in the past 20 years, with advances in technology and the use of modern machinery.
These developments led to the expansion of the country’s export markets for confectionery and sweets all around the world, he said, adding: “This indicates that Iran has globally acceptable products in this sector and has the potential to compete with other countries in this field, as well as a great opportunity in this regard to increase exports.”
Being in full compliance with international standards and technical know-how, the machines in Iranian factories are producing palatable products from high-quality raw materials, he said.
- source : Iran Daily, Irannews
