November 8, 2024

Iran's egg exports at more than 90,000 tonnes since start of country's calendar year

Iran has exported more than 90,000 tonnes of eggs to specific countries since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20), Hamidreza Kashani, chairman of Iran's Union of Egg-Laying Hen producers announced.

According to Kashani, Iranian eggs have been exported to Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, some Persian Gulf Arab nations, and three African countries, IRNA reported.

The official put the country's egg production in the previous Iranian calendar month (September 22-October 21) at 113,000 tonnes, noting that production is expected to reach 116,000 tonnes this month (ends on November 21).

Kashani said Iran's egg export is expected to reach 135,000 tonnes by the end of the current Iranian year (late March 2025).

- EF/MA