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Iraqi News
26-05-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
Iraq exports 1.5 million tons of agricultural products in 2024
Baghdad ( – The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture revealed on Sunday that the country's agricultural exports reached 1.5 million tons during 2024. In a statement to the state-run news agency (INA), the Undersecretary of the Agricultural Ministry, Mahdi Al-Jubouri, explained that the ministry is employing advanced agricultural technologies to address challenges related to drought, climate change, and water scarcity. The Iraqi official stated that the ministry has been pushing farmers to use climate-smart agriculture that is suitable with environmental circumstances. This was accomplished through the use of high-yield seed types that are ideal for the Iraqi environment and resistant to drought and salt, as well as through the application of different contemporary agricultural practices, such as timely harvesting phases. Until the end of April, Iraq's agricultural exports reached 300,000 tons, according to Al-Jubouri. Al-Jubouri illustrated that dates accounted for almost 650,000 tons of Iraq's agricultural exports last year, with vegetables coming in second with over 308,000 tons. The Ministry of Agriculture is holding a series of exhibitions and discussions with EU embassies in Iraq in an attempt to increase markets for Iraqi agricultural products in Europe. Iraq's crops are frequently sold to Gulf countries, Jordan, and the European Union.
Iraqi News
06-05-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
Iraq exports 300,000 tons of agricultural products in 4 months
Baghdad ( – The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture revealed on Sunday that the country's agricultural exports reached 300,000 tons during the first four months of 2025. In a statement to the state-run news agency (INA), the Undersecretary of the Agricultural Ministry, Mahdi Al-Jubouri, explained that Iraq's exports of agricultural products are expected to increase to over 1.5 million tons during 2025. According to Al-Jubouri, the employment of contemporary irrigation techniques and agricultural practices has enhanced output and made excess available for sale, which has led to the export of over 1.5 million tons of agricultural surplus in 2024. Dates accounted for almost 650,000 tons of Iraq's agricultural exports last year, with vegetables coming in second with over 308,000 tons, according to the Iraqi official. In an attempt to expand markets for Iraqi agricultural products in the European Union, the Ministry of Agriculture is organizing several exhibitions and arranging meetings with EU embassies in Iraq. Crops from Iraq are widely exported to countries in the Gulf, Jordan, and the European Union.
