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KARACHI, March 3 Asia Pulse - The Pakistan Apples and Citrus Export Board (PACEB) said efforts were under way to restart citrus export to Iran, once a largest market for the Pakistani fruit.
Patron-in-chief, PACEB, Fakir Syed Ayazuddin, president, Abdul Wahid and general secretary, Zaheer Ahmed in a joint press conference on Thursdaysaid that Iran used to import 100,000 tons of citrus per annum from Pakistan by road. But the Iranian government suddenly stopped imports from Pakistan in 1978 without giving any reason.
Pakistan had exported a total of over 75,000 tons of kinoo last year which showed that even in 25 years, the country is unable to equal the volume share of Iranian market.
They said market reports indicate that Pakistani kinoo is still preferred in Iran and small quantities going through unofficial channel are cherished.
Ayazuddin said that had Iran not suspended its import from ...
Source: HighBeam Research, PAKISTAN STRIVES TO RESTART CITRUS EXPORTS TO IRAN.