The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that compared to the previous year, the amount of pine nuts exports has increased slightly.

The statistics of this ministry show that in the last eight months, $14 million dollars worth of pine nuts have been exported to China, India, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and the US.

The spokesperson of this ministry said that they are trying to provide more facilities in the export sector of pine nuts through air corridors and land routes.

Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, the Commerce and Industry spokesman, said: “In the last eight months, the export of pine nuts was worth $14 million dollars, which was mostly exported to China, India, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, America, England, Australia, Holland and other countries.”

A number of businessmen said that in order to increase the production of pine nuts outside the country, the Islamic Emirate should address their challenges, and the processing of pine nuts should also be done inside the country.

"We request that the elders of the Islamic Emirate to activate the air corridor as soon as possible so that we can deliver the dried fruit in the right way to the world market on time," said Zalmay Azimi, a businessman.

Meanwhile, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) said that Afghanistan has the capacity to export pine nuts with a higher value of $100 million dollars per year, and attention needs to be paid in this field.

“There is 30,000 tons of annual production capacity and we can produce and process more than 30,000 tons. Currently, we export about five to six thousand tons which are exported to China and some European countries,” said Khan Jan Alokozay, a member of the ACCI’s Board of Directors.

Based on the statistics of the ministry, in the year 1401 (Solar), $49 million worth of pine nuts were exported abroad and most of the exports have been made to Pakistan, China and India.