Forecast of production of 4000 tons of dates from Mahshahr palms
The director of Mahshahr Agricultural Jihad said: Our forecast is to harvest and produce 4,000 tons of dates from the groves of this city this year.
Hamidreza Rashidi stated: The area of fertile groves in this city is 800 hectares. The main date cultivars of the city are the colonies, which are exported to different countries.
He added: There are currently three packaging workshops in the city that carry out packaging and export operations.
He stated: This year, the guaranteed purchase price of 1100 Tomans per kilogram of dates has been set, which is low for farmers and they expect its price to increase. Farmers expect the purchase price to reach at least 1,500 tomans per kilogram.