Bushehr date exports increased by 34% this year
Seyed Hossein Hosseini, stating that the export of Bushehr dates has increased by 34%, said: Due to the successful holding of the first date festival last year, this year the second date festival with great reception in Bushehr province from 21 to 24 November at the exhibition site Bushehr International will be held.
He added: In the meeting of the National Date Table, issues and problems related to the export of dates, as well as other problems in this field and appropriate solutions that can be followed, will be decided and discussed.
The Director General of Industry, Mining and Trade of Bushehr Province announced the more than threefold welcome of producers and exhibitors from the second date exhibition of Bushehr Province and said: Last year, this exhibition was held in an area of 1,200 square meters, which this year in an area of 3,600 square meters will be held with the presence of active producers and exporters in this field.
Hosseini added: About 47% of the exhibition of active units in the production, packaging and processing of dates are from outside the province that participate in this exhibition.
He continued: In 1397, date exports have increased well compared to the past, so that it has grown by about 34% in terms of value and 19% in terms of weight, in other words, $ 337 million of dates were exported from Iran to various countries.
Director General of Industry, Mining and Trade of Bushehr Province, stating that the export market of dates in Iran and Bushehr Province is India, Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq and Central Asia, added: Creating an industrial cluster of dates is another measure in the industry, mining and trade It has happened in this area.
He said: This industrial cluster has played an important role in the presence of production units in domestic and foreign exhibitions and has led to the presentation of the products of these units and familiarity with their commercial competitors in various markets.
Hosseini reminded: the establishment of date storage units with the cooperation of the Jihad Agricultural Organization of the province, which has helped to keep dates healthy, is another action of this organization.
He pointed out: In the past, the storage capacity of dates to store dates was five thousand tons, which with the measures taken, the capacity of storage and storage of dates has increased to 25 thousand tons.