BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 6
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iran's exports to Iraq increased by 14 percent in value and 12 percent in volume, during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2021 through January 20, 2022), compared to the same period last Iranian year, the Spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Rouhollah Latifi said, Trend reports citing the administration.
According to Latifi, Iran exported 25 million tons of goods worth $7.29 billion to Iraq in 10 months.
The official emphasized that after China, Iraq ranked second in Iran's exports for the reporting period.
"Iran exported about 2.66 million tons of fishery, livestock, dairy, agricultural and food products worth about $1.23 billion to Iraq over 10 months. The remaining exported goods were equipment, minerals, construction materials and so on," he said.
Within the first 10 months of the current Iranian year, Iran exported a total of 100 million tons of goods worth $38.7 billion, which is an increase of 37 percent in value and 7 percent in volume, compared to the same period last Iranian year.