War and drivers’ strike in Iran affect current fruit trade and cloud prospects for the upcoming kiwi season

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A blurry and uncertain situation has been prevailing in the fruit and vegetable sector in Iran in recent days, according to Ms. Elisavet Kyriazi, a fruit broker based in Imathia, Greece, who specializes in the Iranian and Indian markets and has been in constant contact with her Iranian business partners since the beginning of the Israeli bombings.

As Mrs. Kyriazi reports from her conversations with businessman Youness Bozorgi from the Astara region: “The war is mainly in Tehran and Astara, everything is normal.” However, as he also stresses, “It affects the trade anyway.”

In addition, the Iranian businessman reports that there is a truck driver’s strike, and finding a truck is very hard, and charges are high.”

Regarding the new kiwi season, the mood is mixed. On the one hand, Mrs. Kyriazi notes that Mr. Bozorgi believes the production “will be back to normal.” However, she immediately points out her partner’s underlying concerns, as he says, “But now, it’s not a normal situation,” highlighting the uncertainty brought about by the war.

The same applies to cherries and all other products. “I cannot say it for sure. These are the general situations here. Iranian cherries are very expensive for export. We have good situations in kiwi crops, and I expect better prices than last season, but it all depends on the war results and the Iranian situation in the kiwi season. And as I said, we also have a truck drivers’ strike,” the Iranian businessman concludes, according to what his Greek associate reports.

For more information:
Elisavet Kyriazi
Tel: +46 73 631 66 27
Email: [email protected]

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