Eurostat noted that Iran’s export of pistachios to Europe registered a 17% decline compared to a year earlier.
Iran had exported over €111 million worth of pistachios to the 27 member states of the European Union in 2022.
In 2023, Iran exported mainly pistachio nuts to the member states of the union, the report said, stating that the country exported €65 million and €27 million of pistachio nuts and shells to Europe in 2023 respectively.
Among other member states of the union, Germany was the main customer of Iranian pistachios in 2023 purchasing €49 million worth of Iranian pistachios, followed by Italy and Spain.
Italy and Spain imported €7 million and €5 million of pistachios from Iran in 2023 respectively, the report added.
According to this report, Iran, after the United States, was the second largest exporter of pistachio products to the European Union in 2023.
The United States exported €640 million of pistachio products to the member states of the union in 2023.
The US exports of pistachios to Europe registered a 15% decline last year compared to a year earlier.
The United States had exported €756 million of pistachios to the European Union in 2022.