Iran: Forecast of the harvest of 73 thousand tons of dates from Nakhilat Abadan

In an interview with ISNA, Hasan Dashtinejad said: The harvesting of dates from Nakhilat in Abadan city has started since the beginning of September and is expected to continue until the end of October. Referring to the date harvest forecast, he said: It is expected that 73 thousand tons of dates will be harvested this year from the orchards of Abadan city, which is an 8% increase compared to last year when 68 thousand tons of dates were produced. The Director of Abadan Agriculture Jihad stated that 12 thousand hectares of date are under date cultivation and stated: 65% of Abadan's Nikhilat dates are colonized, 15% Barhi, 15% Zahedi and the rest are other cultivars. Referring to the agreed purchase by the packing ...