Iran Date

We provide all kinds of Iranian common dates like Sayer, Zahedi, Piarom, Mazafati, Kabkab, and other kinds that are not well known in the world like Shahani, Rabbi, Mordar sang, kaloteh, karot for direct consumption or industrial consumption.

Dates according to physical and chemical criteria are graded. Physical conditions include size, form, color and chemical conditions include percent of moisture.

Sayer dates: This semi dried date grows in Khuzestan state and has dark brown color. This kind available in pitted or un pitted form and according to quantity of pieces in Kg sayer dates divide to three categories. EC are the biggest customers for this kind.

Kind of Un pitted Sayer Number Large <150 Medium 151-180 Small >181 Kind of pitted Sayer Number Large <170 Medium 171-190 Small >191

Zahedi dates: This dried date grows in Fars and Bushehr states and half of it has light brown color and other half has yellow color. This kind is very suitable for industrial purpose. Pakistan and Bangladesh buy zahedi for eating. According to quantity of pieces in Kg zahedi dates divide to three categories.

Kind of Zahedi Number Large <130 Medium 131-170 Small >171

Piarom dates: This semi dried date grows in Hormozgan state and has dark brown color. According to quantity of pieces in Kg piarom dates divide to two categories. Recently EC buy this kind in large amount.

Kind of Piarom Number Large 120 Medium 150

Mazafati dates: This fresh date grows in Kerman states and same kind of it grows in Fars and Sistan states. Mazafati color is dark and very delicious. Indian and recently east European countries buy Mazafati for eating. According to quantity of pieces in Kg mazafati dates divide to three categories.

Kind of Mazafati Number Large <90 Medium 91-110 Small >111

Kabkab dates: This fresh date grows in Bushehr state and color of it dark. Russian and east European countries buy kabkab for eating. According to quantity of pieces in Kg kabkab dates divide to three categories

Kind of Kabkab Number Large <90 Medium 91-110 Small >110

Date Bags & Bunches

Our foreman is holding a small "bunch" of dates that has been cut down from the tree. Notice the thickness of the main stalk. This picture was taken early last August, before the dates had ripened.
A bunch of dates just prior to the date harvest. Around the beginning of August, the Midol Dates are covered with a white muslin bag to protect the dates from birds and insects. The bags also help to catch any dates that ripen prior to the beginning of the date harvest.
Because each bunch is quite heavy, the fronds below the date bunches are positioned to help hold the weight of the dates.

The Date Harvest

Although many date farms still use ladders, we use a U-Shaped basket on a forklift to reach the dates. We will be able to utilize this method until the trees are approx. 40 ft. tall.

The forklift will be parked at the base of the tree, so that the tree trunk is positioned between the forks. The basket will then be lifted to an appropriate height so the dates can be easilyharvested
As the basket is being lifted into the tree, the pickers are holding plastic trays that will be suspended from a branch so that they will hang underneath the date bunch while they harvest the dates more...

Origin and Distribution

The date palm is believed to have originated in the lands around the Persian Gulf and in ancient times was especially abundant between the Nile and Euphrates rivers. Alphonse de Condole claimed that it ranged in prehistoric times from Senegal to the basin of the Indus River in northern India, especially between latitudes 15 and 30.
There is archeological evidence of cultivation in eastern Arabia in 4,000 B.C. It was much revered and regarded as a symbol of fertility, and depicted in bas relief and on coins. Literature devoted to its history and romance is voluminous more...