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Mazandaran exports 400,000 tons of citrus
Mazandaran province has the capacity to export 400,000 tons of citrus per year, local official said on Monday. Deputy head of Mazandaran Governor-General Office for Planning put the value of citrus production in Mazandaran province at rials 6,000 billion. "Iran stands eighth and seventh in terms of producing fruits and the ground under cultivation respectively," Valiollah Farzaneh said. Given the upcoming Mazandaran Citrus Festival which will be held on January 2009, he added the event is organized by Agriculture Jihad Ministry, Fruit and Vegetable Union and Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines. "Thanks to the proper weather situation in Mazandaran province, the province has the capacity to cultivate different kinds of fruits and vegetables," Farzaneh said. He said Mazandaran province stands first in term of cultivating citrus across the country. "Some 42 percent of nationwide citrus production, 1.700 million tons, are cultivated in Mazandaran province," he added.