BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 8
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The exports from the Golestan Province (north-eastern Iran) increased by 46 percent in terms of value and 233 percent in terms of volume during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through August 22, 2021), compared to the same period last Iranian year, Governor of Golestan Province Hadi Haghshenas told Trend.
The governor noted that a total of 185,000 tons of goods worth about $57 million were exported from Golestan Province in the 5 months.
Haghshenas added that the value of the province's annual exports amounts to about $200-300 million. The main exported goods from the Golestan Province are cement, steel, and agricultural products.
“Over the first five months, 4,280 tons of goods worth $13.1 million were imported to Iran's Golestan Province. The imports increased by 48 percent in terms of value and 10 percent in terms of volume compared to the same period last Iranian year,” he said.
According to the governor, about 129,000 tons of goods worth $16.7 million were transited through the province's railways during the reporting period. Transit increased by 379 percent in terms of value and 702 percent in terms of volume, compared to the same period last Iranian year.
Haghshenas stressed that at present, all the goods from the province are exported by railways.
“There are Bandar Torkaman and Bandar Gaz ports in Golestan Province. These ports are located in the Gulf of Gorgan. As 20 percent of the gulf is dry, neither of the two ports is operational,” he noted.
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