Competition of Iran and America in Pistachios Global Oligopoly Market

Due to the status of Iranian pistachios in the world market and importance of the product in foreign exchange earnings, the study of the structure of the world market for taking more efficient measures and policies is essential. In this study, most of the importers of Iranian pistachio including the UAE, Germany and China considered. According to statistics, the role of America in the Emirates and Germany markets is trimmed and Iran has a monopoly. But in the Chinese market because the presence of America, there is an oligopoly. Therefore, in this study, demand in China market in the form of competitive Bertrand, Cournot and Stackelberg using a system of simultaneous equations was estimated. The recommendations were based on the results. Needed data were collected from FAO and World Bank. Finally some recommendations are made to strengthen Iranian situation in export market.