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Iran`s Quchan grapes exports revealed

Business Materials 26 October 2020 15:17 (UTC +04:00)
Iran`s Quchan grapes exports revealed

TEHRAN, Iran, Oct. 26

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The Director of Agricultural Jihad of Quchan city (in Razavi Khorasan Province) announced that over 30 percent of Quchan grapes are exported directly and indirectly to Arab and European countries.

"This city is almost one of the top ranks in the province in terms of the area under cultivation of vineyards, and has the highest rank in the production of raisin grapes,” the Director of Agricultural Jihad of Quchan city Ahmad Kanaani said, Trend reports citing IRNA.

He noted that about 4,500 hectares of Quchan lands have been planted with grapes by 3,000 gardeners.

"The production depending on the weather is close to 80,000 tons of grapes per year. The amount of raisin production in this city is about 12,000 tons a year,” he added.

He went on to say that due to the increase in costs of labor, the yield per hectare of various crops, especially grapes, should be increased.

He announced the licensing of two hothouses for processing and packaging raisins in Quchan.

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