Confectionary Exports Almost Zeroed
IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK
TEHRAN – The Head of Confectioners Union of town of Rey says exports of confectionary have almost zeroed due to the current conditions and 70 percent of manpower in this business have lost their jobs.
Speaking to ILNA, Mr. Mohammad Bibala said that confectionaries are unable to provide the raw material for their business directly and they have to get it via the middlemen. He pointed to the spiraling rise of price of the raw material like oil which has created a headache for the business.
He added that the middlemen should be blamed for the current rise in the price of types of confectionery. He noted that in the current condition and with the rise of the cost of product, continuation of activities by the confectionaries has no economic justification and profit.
He reiterated that almost 50 percent of confectionaries in downtown of Tehran have closed down their shops and 70 percent active manpower in this business have lost their jobs, noting that due to the rise in the prices, the demand for types of confectionary has declined in the country by 50 percent.
Bibala went on to say that before the outbreak of the coronavirus, the condition for export of confectionary was good and different types of confectionaries were exported to Iraq, Afghanistan and some part of exports were also being exported to Canada and UK but today the exports have almost been zeroed.
He added that the current chaos in the business has nothing to do with the U.S. sanctions and the middlemen should be blamed as their behaviors has inflicted damage to the confectionary industry of the country.
He assured consumers of confectionaries and pastries, reiterating that due to the heat in the process of baking, the virus is killed and people can enjoy eating confectionary safely.
