The date harvest began in the largest southern pole of the country

The date harvest began in the largest southern pole of the country

Mehdi Hemmati of this city, stating that this city with a 40% share of date production in Fars province has a leading position in production, said: It is expected that more than 75,000 tons of quality products will be harvested and marketed.

He added: According to the latest definite statistics, more than one million and 275 thousand tons of dates have been produced in the whole country, and Fars province, with more than 191 thousand tons, has acquired a 15% share of the production of this product in the country.

The head of Qirokarzin agricultural jihad continued: high quality production in more than five thousand and 500 hectares of palm trees in Qirokarzin city due to the climatic conditions and suitable soil, commercial gardens, use of suitable cultivars and new methods such as irrigation systems It is obtained under pressure.

Hemmati added: At the time of harvesting date palms in this city, more than 100,000 people are involved and employed in the traditional harvesting, grading and packaging of the product.

He stated that the oldest palm groves in the city are in Dehbeh, Imam Shahr and Qir areas: in this city, part of the palm orchards are created in the form of citrus cultivation, which is also effective in increasing the productivity of citrus production.

The head of Qirokarzin Jihad-e-Keshavarzi stated: pointing out that Zahedi is the main commercial cultivar of Qirokarzin city, he said: Khasavi, Halileh, Kabkab, Shahani, Pyarom and Majul are also present at significant levels, which due to the difference in processing time of different cultivars. The date harvest operation will continue until the end of November.

Hemmati said: In addition to special marketing for all varieties of Qirokarzin dates, Zahedi dates are very popular among customers from neighboring countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and especially Central Asian countries and some European countries such as Russia and more than 95% of this product The mentioned purposes are issued.