BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 29. Apples from Iran’s northwestern East Azerbaijan Province are mainly exported to Russia, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia, Iraq, and other countries around the Persian Gulf, Sadegh Naderi, an official from the East Azerbaijan Province Agriculture Department, told local media, Trend reports.
According to him, 250,000 tons of apples were exported from the province during the last Iranian year (from March 20, 2024, through March 20, 2025).
He said that East Azerbaijan ranks second in apple production in Iran after West Azerbaijan Province, producing between 500,000 and 545,000 tons of apples annually.
The official noted that the East Azerbaijan Province has 47,000 hectares of apple orchards, of which 46,000 hectares are productive, and 1,000 hectares are non-productive, with an average yield of 12 tons per hectare.
Furthermore, Naderi added that Maragheh County produces 31 percent of the province’s apples from 14,700 hectares, Mianeh County produces 32 percent from 7,200 hectares, and Ahar County produces 15 percent from 6,900 hectares.
Iran ranks fourth in the world in apple production after China, the U.S., and Poland, and second after China in apple exports.
Apples in Iran are mainly grown in the West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan, Fars, Isfahan, Tehran, Zanjan, and Hamedan Provinces.
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