Beginning of harvesting 3250 tons of grapes from the vineyards of Mahneshan city
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Mahneshan city said: the grape harvest has started from the vineyards of Mahneshan city.
Mehdi Ghahremani stated this: In Mahneshan city, there are 810 hectares of vineyards and the work of harvesting grapes from these vineyards has begun.
He added: it is predicted that more than 3250 tons of products will be harvested from the vineyards of this city this year and will be offered to the consumer market.
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Mahneshan city said about the approximate value of the grape crop of this city: it is predicted that the sale of grape crop will bring more than 11 billion Rials to the income of the farmers of this region.
He added: The grape crop of this city has increased by 80% in terms of weight and about 60% in terms of value compared to last year’s crop production.
Heroism, suitable climatic conditions, lack of frost, proper nutrition and pruning, and timely control of pests, diseases and weeds on the orchard floor were the main reasons for the increase in grape production in the orchards of Mahneshan city in the current crop year.
He continued: The main part of Mahneshan grape product is consumed in different regions of Zanjan province and a part of it is exported to the markets of neighboring cities such as Karaj and Tehran.
The director of Mahneshan Agricultural Jihad described the grape production cultivars of this city as Asgari, Sahibi, Kishmishi and Bad Bidaneh.