Cherry is one of the most popular fruits, some believe that the origin of this fruit is in Asia. In addition to its pleasant taste, this fruit also has many properties. Each cherry tree produces about 7000 cherries in one season. Cherry is a small, round and laxative fruit that is red or black when picked and has a core. In fact, there are three types of cherries in nature: red, black and yellow. According to the characteristics of each figure, the wholesale price of exported cherries is different.
Cherries for export in Iran
18 million tons of cherries are produced in the world every year, and Iran ranks third after Turkey and the United States. Although Turkey has the first production position in the world, according to the surveys, the quality of Iran’s export cherries has the first position in the world and has many fans. Every year since the beginning of the harvest, more than 1000 tons of cherries are packed for export. About 50% of which is exported to Russia and the rest is sold to neighboring countries and Persian Gulf countries.
Fortunately, Iran is among the third countries in the world that has been able to introduce different varieties of this fruit to the international markets in the production of different numbers of cherries that are scattered in its different regions.
Cherry producing provinces
The cultivated area of the cherry orchards of Ashnoye city is 300 hectares, of which about 160 hectares have reached the economic fruiting stage, which is expected to take into account the average harvest of 8 tons per hectare, more than 1300 tons of cherries will be harvested from the city’s orchards.
Due to the climatic conditions and the organic nature of the product produced in the city’s orchards, Ashnoye cherry, while having good quality, also has a special taste that has increased its marketability, and the surplus production, in addition to supplying a part of the needs of domestic markets to Russian countries , Armenia and Iraq are also exported.
Shemiranat city has the largest cherry cultivation area with 70%, and Damavand and Tehran are in the next place. Alamut region in Qazvin province, Semnan province, East Azarbaijan and Semnan province, Tehran, East Azarbaijan, Hamedan and Lorestan are the top five provinces in the country in cherry production, Hamedan and Lorestan are the top provinces in the country in cherry production.
One of Iran’s best exported cherries is Neyshabur single-seeded cherry. Care must be taken when buying cherries because cherries are infected with worms in some areas and on the other hand, due to their high price, if the product does not reach its destination in good condition, it will cause a heavy loss to the exporter.
Unfortunately, in the past few years, due to not using quality control specialists, many goods have been exported and they did not have the required standard, causing a heavy loss to the exporter.
Properties of cherries
According to the latest and best news obtained, it has been determined that cherries are a rich source of antioxidants. Cherries were a common food in the Stone Age, and archaeologists have found the remains of cherry kernels in many caves and Our residential cliffs are prehistoric.
Cherries have good amounts of vitamin C, which acts as a strong antioxidant. Also, they do not contain fat, cholesterol or sodium and have fiber, vitamin A and essential minerals such as iron, calcium and protein and have significant amounts of potassium.
Cherries are rich in anticyanin, which helps the health of the body. The antioxidant in it prevents oxidation caused by oxygen in the body and the dangers caused by radicals.
Cherry export
At the same time as Nishabor cherries, cherry picking begins in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which is a serious competitor for Iranian cherries in the Russian market. On the other hand, due to having preferential tariffs and being close to Russia, it has higher competitiveness.
After Neishabur cherry, which starts from the beginning of July and lasts until the end of July, there is Urmia cherry, which has high quality and many customers for export. Another cherry of Iran is in Zashk region of Mashhad, where the export volume is low and its export continues until the end of August.
Cherries are in great demand due to their high therapeutic properties for various diseases and their delicious taste.
Iran’s export cherries are scattered and harvested in different varieties in different regions of the country.
Single-seeded black cherry, which is one of the best-selling cherries, has the highest harvest rate, followed by red cherry, which is mostly harvested in the provinces of Khorasan and the northwest of the country.
Pink and yellow cherries are among the gardeners’ products, each of these species has its own potential customers in the domestic and foreign markets.
How to pack and export amount of cherries
Cherries for export are usually harvested from the orchards in early July and packed in 8 kg plastic baskets.
Observance of the caliber of this fruit is also very important for export, because most countries, especially Russia, which is one of our good customers, attach great importance to the type of packaging and the quality of the products.
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