Forecast of harvesting 1560 tons of walnuts from the orchards of South Khorasan

Forecast of harvesting 1560 tons of walnuts from the orchards of South Khorasan

The head of the Jihad Agricultural Organization of South Khorasan announced the forecast of harvesting 1560 tons of walnut products from the orchards of the province.

Gholamreza Haderbadi, stating that the amount of walnut production last year was 1485 tons, said: walnut harvest begins in late September and continues until the end of October.

The head of the Jihad Agricultural Organization of South Khorasan announced a five percent increase in walnut harvest this year compared to last year.

He stated: with the annexation of Tabas city, the area under walnut cultivation is 489 hectares in the province.

The head of the Jihad Agricultural Organization of South Khorasan announced the pest of turnip worm due to successive droughts as a problem in walnut production.