Iran resumes exports of fruits, vegetables to Kuwait

Iran has exported its first cargo of fruits and vegetables to Kuwait after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Hamid Zadboum, the head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, was quoted as saying by Eghtesadonline news website on Tuesday.

The goods have been shipped from Dayyer Port in Iran's Bushehr Province to Kuwait's Shuwaikh Port recently, said Zadboum.

The 500-ton shipment was exported using refrigerated containers, he said.

According to Dayyer Port Manager Fazlollah Ahmadi, the shipment was worth 100,000 U.S. dollars.

The Fodder and Vegetable Production Bureau of the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture has announced that vegetables worth more than 1.4 billion U.S. dollars were exported from Iran during the last Iranian calendar year (ended March 19, 2020).

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)