EghtesadOnline: Around 1.2 million tons of different kinds of dates were produced in Iran in the last Iranian year (March 2017-18), more than 181,000 tons of which were exported, Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture reported, citing data released by the Statistical Center of Iran and the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.

EghtesadOnline: About 81,580 tons of different kinds of dates worth close to 2.7 billion (more than $82.82 million) were exported from Iran to 76 countries during the five months to August 22, based on figures released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.

EghtesadOnline: It has been a good year for Iranian dates. So say the statistics.

EghtesadOnline: Around 6,400 tons of different kinds of dates worth more than 550 billion rials (over $14.54 million) were exported from Hormozgan Province in southern Iran during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), the head of Hormozgan Date Association said.