Production of 72000 tons of raisins in North Khorasan
The Deputy Minister of Crop Production Improvement of the North Khorasan
Jihad Agricultural Organization announced the production of 72,000 tons of raisins in the province this year.
Majid Tashkari pointed out:
of this amount, 32,000 tons are produced in irrigated and 40,000 tons in rainfed.
He pointed out that this province has a large area of raisin vineyards, he said:
the area under cultivation of raisin vineyards in the province is 7792 hectares, of which 200 hectares are infertile and the rest are fertile.
Tashkari continued:
Raisin production after grape harvest is traditional and there are no special production centers to do this.
Of course, the necessary follow-ups are underway regarding the construction of industrial sanitary factories for raisin production and packaging.
The official stated that the area mentioned for the cultivation of Kolahdari vineyards in the province is 3,000 hectares and noted:
The largest area of vineyards in the province is located in the Badranlu region of Bojnourd.