Hormozgan grape production increased by 10%
Deputy Minister of Crop Production Improvement of Hormozgan Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization, said:
2500 tons of grape are expected to be harvested from 500 hectares of vineyards in the province.
Tahmaseb Gholampour, referring to the 10% increase in harvest this year compared to last year, added:
This year, the grape harvest will increase by 10% due to the use of the advice of Jihad-e-Agriculture experts and the favorable weather.
He stated:
95% of the grape harvested in Hormozgan vineyards are ruby and 5% of it is Askari and the harvested crop is sent to Fars,
Kerman and Tehran provinces.
Most of the vineyards are located in the cities of Rudan, Hajiabad, Bashagard and Bandar Abbas,
and the grape harvest in Hormozgan starts 15 to 20 days earlier than other regions of the country.