Persian Dates
Iranian Date Fruit , Fresh & Dry dates
Iranian Dates Review: Iranian dates fruit are one of the most famous dates in the world. Iran shares about 20 percent (annual production of 1000000 metric tons from 218000 Ha) of the world dates production. and Iran is the second-largest producer dates in the world. (Dates fruit in Persian called: Khorma [خرما] )
The main origin of the date plant is not well known. Some scholars consider the main origin of the date plant in Asia and the shores of the Persian Gulf, and another group considers the main habitat of the date palm to be North Africa or the Indian subcontinent. At present, dates are cultivated and exploited in all five continents of the world and in three countries.
Dates of production in Iran
The total area under cultivation of Iranian dates is over 250,000 hectares.2. The total harvest of Iranian dates is 1,000,000 tons.3. Iran’s share of the world’s date palm cultivation is 1%. First Place4- Iran’s share of the world harvest date 57,15. Second place .5. Iran’s share of world dates is 5,21%.6. Iran’s production is 4 tons per hectare. In Egypt there are 26 tons per hectare.7. The agricultural sector’s share of exports is currently 5,13%.8- The share of date crop in agriculture is 14%.
15% of the country’s date production is from Sistan and Baluchestan and Khuzestan provinces. There are 15 provinces in total.
Iran’s share of exports between 1995-1996 reached 36.5 percent of world exports and gradually declined.
According to the opinion of agricultural experts 40% of date palms in the country have no economic value (poor fertility).
Jiroft, Bam, Khuzestan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Bushehr, Hormozgan have 53% of the total area under cultivation and produce 3,2 dates of the country.
Products
Introducing different types of dried and fresh dates
kalute date
Kalute date or Kalote date is one of the humid or semi-humid dates in Iran and has relatively moderate sap. Dates have a soft meaty texture and are
Kabkab Dates
Iranian Kabkab Date is a wet Date which has semi-dried texture,and also it is long ,row, dark brown. its is very delicious, sweet and full of syrup
Sayer Dates
Sayer is another variety of Dates that are cultivated in Iran on large scales. The fruit (fully ripened date) has a dark brown (sometimes red) skin, and
Zahedi Dates
Zahedi date is also considered a semi-dry variety cultivated in Iran. It is also known as the elixir of youth for its great nutritional profile (including vitamins,
Piarom Dates
Piarom Date is the fruit of Piarom palm date grown in Southern Iran. Its distinctive features from other Iranian dates include: • An attractive appeal due to its