5% increase in walnut production in Gilan
Horticulture director of Jihad Agricultural Organization of Gilan said: walnut harvest has increased by about 5% this year compared to last year.
Almasi said: the walnut harvest from Gilan orchards ended with the production of 6,700 tons of produce.
He continued: by harvesting this amount of walnuts, more than 650 billion rials of income has been given to gardeners.
He added: The average price of each kilogram of unpeeled walnuts is 10 thousand tomans.
Almasi, director of horticulture at the Jihad Agricultural Organization of Gilan, said: Walnut harvest has increased by about 5% this year compared to last year.
He specified: Gilan has 3,637 hectares of walnut orchards. Rudbar, Amlash, Siahkal, Talesh and Rudsar cities are the main walnut production areas in Gilan. Walnut harvest had begun in early September.