Iran's agricultural exports up 14%

Iran's agricultural exports have grown by 14 percent since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20, 2012, compared to the same period in the preceding year, IRNA quoted Iranian Agriculture Ministry official Rahmatollah Parichehr as saying.

During the past two years, over $2 billion worth of agricultural products - mainly pistachios and raisins - have been exported, he added.