Iran: An increase of about 10% in the harvest of dates in Abadan

In an interview with ISNA, Hassan Dashtinejad, referring to the end of date harvesting from Nakhilat in the city, said: This year, about 73,000 tons of dates were harvested from Nakhilat in Abadan, and we saw an 8-10% increase in the harvest. Last year, 68 thousand tons of dates were harvested. He continued: 4 mechanized date packing workshops and 8 traditional workshops are located in Aban city, and dates are purchased from palm growers by agreement. Dashtinejad stated that the quality of dates depends on the quality of the water and said: Last year, the Abadan date crop was of second and third grade, but due to the good rainfall of the last crop year and the low water temperature, fortunately the dates were of first and second grade. was taken Director of Abadan Agricultural Jihad said: 65% of Nakhilat varieties are Otamran, which are export dates. This year, about 48,000 tons of colonial dates were harvested. Also, 15% of ...