Production of 120,000 Tons of Dates Forecast in Qir and Karzin, Fars

The Director of Agricultural Jihad in Qir and Karzin County announced the start of date harvesting from 11,000 hectares of palm groves in the county, saying that over 120,000 tons of dates are expected to be produced in Qir and Karzin this year.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan, Mohammad Heydari announced this news and added: Qirokarzin city with 11,000 hectares of palm groves is one of the important date production hubs in Fars province and the country. So that 6% of the country's dates and 40% of the province's dates belong to this city. The harvesting operation of this product started in the beginning of September and is expected to continue until the end of November.

He continued: According to the cultivated area and the yield of the groves, the average harvest of dates is estimated to be around 12 tons per hectare, and it is expected that the production of this product will reach more than 120 thousand tons this year.

Referring to the variety of date varieties produced in the city, Heydari added: Zahedi, Khasowi, Halileh, Shahani and Turez are among the most important varieties of dates produced in Qirokarzin, and Zahedi dates account for the majority of production in this city with a share of about 90%.

Referring to the export capacity of this product, the Director of Jihad Agriculture of Qirokarzin said: Afghanistan, Pakistan, the countries of the Persian Gulf and Russia are among the target markets for the date export of the city. After sorting, grading and packaging, the harvested product is sent to the domestic markets and exported to the target markets.

Stating that date harvesting plays an important role in economic prosperity and creating seasonal employment in the region, he added: activities related to the production, harvesting and supply of dates provide employment for around 50 thousand workers.

Heydari named the lack of conversion, finishing and processing industries as one of the most important challenges of the date sector of the city and said: the development of these industries can help increase the added value of the product, reduce waste, create sustainable job opportunities and strengthen the export capacity of the region. Therefore, the management of the agricultural jihad of Qirokarzin city invites investors to take effective steps in the development of this sector and solve the existing problems by participating in the establishment of date conversion, finishing and processing industries.