Iranian dates
Iranian dates has a historical history and dates are the second largest horticultural product in Iran, which is produced annually at a rate of one million tons in the groves of southern provinces. It is related to the five provinces of Kerman, Khuzestan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Bushehr and Hormozgan.
Variety of dates in Iran
The quality and variety of this fruit is very unique and for this reason most large countries such as Russia, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and China buy Iranian dates.
According to the available information on the types of dates produced in the world, over 93 types of dates have been produced in Iran, of which about 12 types of dates are exported to foreign markets. About 16 of them are distributed in the domestic market and some only as Are locally known.
Wholesale sales of dates
The time of date harvest in different cities varies according to the early and late ripening conditions from July to early autumn.
For example: the date harvest in Fars province started in early August and continues until the end of November. The bulk purchase and sale of dates reaches its peak in the harvest season and is often stored in warehouses and cold stores.
Bulk buying and selling of factors Factors such as the amount of exports, the proximity of the holy month of Ramadan and the export policies of dates imposed by the government can have a direct impact on the wholesale price of dates.
Dates are one of the most valuable fruits among other fruits, the high nutritional value of which is not hidden from any expert or even ordinary people.
This fruit is known as one of the richest fruits in terms of having a large amount of antioxidants and fiber, a significant amount of vitamins and minerals, and therefore not only in Iran but also in most countries of the world. Fruit has a special and important place in the food table.
Iran is one of the most important date producing countries in the world. Annually, over 200,000 tons of dates are produced in Iran and more than 203,763 hectares of Iranian lands, especially in the provinces of Khuzestan, Hormozgan, Kerman, Fars, Sistan and Baluchestan and Bushehr are under cultivation of various groves of this fruit.
And given that these palms will bear fruit several years later, this amount is expected to increase in the coming years.
From this amount of date production in Iran, a large amount is spent on domestic markets, which, although still often in the traditional way and with old methods in some cities, their packaging is done and mainly in bulk, but with the emergence of important companies Collection and packaging of dates, like Kavosh Date Company, packaging and export conditions in Iran have found the most favorable trend, and fortunately it can be said that today up to 20% of export dates in all countries of the world belong to Iran.
According to the latest statistics and information obtained, Egypt is the first producer of dates in the world, followed by Iran. It is followed by Egypt and Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Algeria, Iraq, Sudan, Oman and Libya.
Of course, in many other Gulf countries, this fruit is always grown in Persia and some African countries, the United States or some European countries, but the amount of dates cultivated and harvested in these countries, where Iran is ranked second in the world, is the highest. Countries of the world.
