 More than 976 tons of shrimp bound for foreign states were sent back in the year to March 2007. |
Addressing a press conference, Mojtaba Norouzi, who has been in the post for two months, said the future for shrimp export looked dim.
Elaborating his remarks, he said: "The country cannot export the marine crustaceans in the forthcoming year because the government has to spend a huge amount on protecting producers. If money had been spent earlier on upgrading the quality of shrimp, we could now have reaped its benefits."
According to Mr Norouzi , more than 976 tons of shrimp bound for foreign markets were sent back in the year to March 2007.
"As a result, the country was excluded from shrimp exporting states." Norouzi, the former head of Ilam Agricultural Jihad Department, contended that regaining the former status in the global shrimp market would be a difficult but not impossible.
Source: Iran Daily