Shrimp farming output hits 8,000 tons in Iran

TEHRAN,June 6(MNA) - Iran produced some 8,000 tons of shrimp in the past calendar year, which ended on March 19, the head of the Fishery Organization stated. Gholamreza Razeqi added that the figure was around 6,200 tons two years ago. Iran plans to export as much as $250 million fish and shrimp in the current calendar year, Razeqi said on May 5. “The fishery organization’s budget has increased by 20 percent compared to the year before,” he added. Some 4,000 tons of shrimp, valued at around $17 million, was exported last year to the UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon, Australia and Spain, he said, adding that infrastructures have been provided to export 500 kilograms of caviar in the current year.