KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) says the first shipment of pine nuts worth $400,000 has been exported to Germany from western Herat province.
The MoCI tweeted12 tonnes of pine nuts with a reasonable price and standard packaging were exported to the European country.
The pine nuts were sent to Germany by the Mahmoud Akrami trading company in coordination with the Chamber of Commerce and Investment via the Islam Qala dry port.
Earlier in the year, about 20 tonnes of pine nuts were exported to China through Dubai. The annual value of Afghan pine nuts is estimated at two billion dollars.
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