Per capita production of fruit in the world is 80 kg while in Iran it is 200 kg according to official FAO statistics.
Last year Iranian calendar year (ended March 2010) the Islamic Republic produced 4.5 million tons of citrus fruits and 3 million tons of apples.
Iran has ranked between 8th and 10th in global fruit production in various years.
In the productions of pomegranates and pistachios Iran ranks first; in dates and black cherries, second; fourth in the production of apples and walnuts; and, seventh in producing citrus fruits.
In Iran 50 kind of fruits are grown. The record for pomegranate production is 100 tons in a hectare of land, 146 ton for apples and 70 tons for oranges.
Last year Iran exported $2 billion worth of fruit to countries in the region and the European Union which is 46 percent higher than the year before.
In the past seven months the import of agricultural goods in Iran has decreased 30 percent in weight and 14 percent in value which shows the country's good advancement in the field of agricultural goods production.
News measures have been taken by the government to improve the yield of orchards in Iran.
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