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Raisins: internet chaos impacts market

December 2, 2019 at 11:04 AM , Der AUDITOR
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KASHMAR. Over the last two weeks Iran has experienced political tensions and riots caused by the rise in gas prices. This chaotic situation has a noted impact on trading activities. Traders in Europe are, in addition, confronted with challenges in importing sultanas from Iran.

Hike in exports for golden raisins

Although sultanas are the main raisin variety exported from Iran, the export of golden raisins is becoming more and more attractive. Last year, Iran exported as much as 41,588 metric tonnes of golden raisins, which is a rise of 54% over 2017/2018. Golden raisin exports thereby account for as much as 37% of all raisin exports. Revenues, in addition, increased by as much as 23% to 55.346 million metric tonnes last year. Even though the average export price for golden raisins declined by 20% to USD 1.60 per kg in 2018/2019 due to the

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