“We recommend taking this ban into account when conducting foreign economic activities,” the press service of the Russian Trade Mission in Tehran said in this regard.
According to Tamara Reshetnikova, general director of Growth Technologies, Iran exports eggplants and sweet peppers to the European part of Russia. The country’s share in the supply of these vegetables in the period from December to June reaches 40%. Iran also actively supplies Russia with celery, cabbage of the half-cabbage type (e.g., iceberg, romano). Theoretically, these supplies can be substituted by other countries, but the alternatives are more expensive.
In addition to vegetables and salads, Iran supplies watermelons and kiwis to Russia. This was told to the portal “Around the World” by the head of the project “Berry Academy”, General Director of IA FruitNews Irina Koziy. “If the flow of Iranian products is interrupted, in the near future Russians may feel the shortage of kiwis, salads and watermelons. And in the event of a prolonged disruption, the global pistachio market will suffer – Iran is one of the key players here. And this will pull prices down with it.
In 2023, according to Iranian statistics, 55,000 tons of stone fruits, 73,900 tons of citrus fruits and 17,600 tons of fresh grapes were exported to Russia.
The Iranian government announced a temporary ban (in effect from March 3 until further notice) on the export of all food and agricultural products. The authorities took such a decision to provide the population with food in connection with military actions in the country.
Logos Press reported that Tajikistan authorities were the first to show concern in this regard, not some trading companies of other Central Asian countries.
