An official at Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture said that the country is ranked third in the world in terms of production of pomegranate.

EghtesadOnline: More than 1,220 tons of pomegranates worth close to $1.1 million were exported from Iran to six countries during the nine months to Dec. 21, 2017, the latest figures released by the Agriculture Ministry showed.

EghtesadOnline: Close to 6,300 tons of pomegranates worth 148 billion rials ($3.84 million) were exported during the nine months to December 20, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration’s data show.