Story Summary

Iran’s agricultural exports grew last year, with pistachio and saffron sales almost doubling, despite Western sanctions on trade with the country, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Iran’s deputy agriculture minister as saying on Saturday.

Between March 21 and Dec. 20, Iran’s pistachio exports doubled to $587 million, making the nuts Iran’s biggest agricultural export by value.

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