Harvest of Damask rose from 280 hectares of flower gardens in Sirjan city
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Sirjan city said: Damask rose harvest from 280 hectares of flower gardens of Sirjan city depends on the region, from mid-May to early June and the peak picking is 15 days.
Mahmoudabadi said: the area under cultivation of Damask rose in Sirjan city is currently 280 hectares, which increases the area under cultivation in 1398 equal to 100 hectares, whose development growth is more than 100%.
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Sirjan city pointed out: the rate of job creation per hectare during the 15-day period is about 270 people a day and for the whole city is about 70 thousand people a day.
He added: the price of each kilogram of bud is between 700 to 1100 Rials and the price of each kilogram of fresh flower is between 120 to 150 thousand Rials, which yield 3 tons of fresh flower and 0.9 tons of bud that is harvested, is more in the bud stage.
Mahmoud Abadi added: Damask rose is valued through the export of essential oils, roses and dried buds and target markets, European countries and the Persian Gulf, and the price of each liter of essential oil is between 250 and 300 million rials.
In the end, he said: the amount of desperate essential oil is one kilogram from every three tons of Damask rose and about 300 grams of essential oil from every 900 kilograms of buds.