Iran has started importing potatoes from Pakistan, and nearly 600 tons commodity has thus far been shipped. Exporters said that Irani importers, due to shortage of potatoes there, had approached Pakistan for necessary supplies and its chain of shipment started about five days back, private news channel reported.
It said that Iran used to export major part of its potato crop to the Russian regions every year, but last year, due to excessive exports, its carryover stocks had dwindled. Traders said that potatoes were being exported to Iran at $230 per ton, and it was expected that Pakistan would be exporting about 125,000 tons potato there.