TEHRAN – Head of the Animal Science Research Institute of Iran Hasan Khamisabadi said on Monday that the country has a 17% share of the dairy market in Asia.
Khamisabadi said dairy products are among the major exports in the agricultural sector, which contributes significantly to the country’s foreign exchange earnings.
According to the latest statistics of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Iran was the largest exporter of dairy products in Asia last year (2023), he stated, Mehr news agency reported.
Khamisabadi added that more than 9 million tons of milk and dairy products were exported by Asian countries in 2023, of which Iran’s share was 17 percent.