BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 15. Iran’s Abadan district in the southwestern Khuzestan Province has exported 43,000 tons of dates since August 23, Hasan Dashtinejad, head of the Abadan Agricultural Department, told local media, Trend reports.
Dashtinejad indicated that the dates were dispatched predominantly to Eastern European territories and states adjacent to the Persian Gulf.
He added that 68,000 tons of dates have been harvested from 12,000 hectares of orchards in the district so far. By the end of the year, total production from Abadan’s date orchards is expected to reach 130,000 tons, which is 40 percent less compared to the previous Iranian year (from March 20, 2024, through March 20, 2025).
He also indicated that a substantial volume of 25,000 tons of
dates generated within the district has been transacted in the
domestic marketplace.
The Abadan district encompasses an extensive agricultural expanse
of 11,800 hectares, hosting a substantial population of over 2
million date palms, indicative of its agronomic significance.
During the preceding Iranian fiscal year, the Islamic Republic of
Iran achieved a remarkable yield of 1.6 million metric tons of
dates, positioning itself as the third-largest global producer in
this sector, with an extensive portfolio of over 400 distinct
cultivars being systematically cultivated across its diverse
agro-ecological zones.
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