Fruit in Iran
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Middle East
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and North Africa
North Africa
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. Iran has been ranked between 8th and 10th in global fruit production in different years. Iran produces Persian walnut
Persian Walnut
Juglans regia, the Persian walnut, English walnut, or especially in Great Britain, Common walnut, is an Old World walnut tree species native to the region stretching from the Balkans eastward to the Himalayas and southwest China...
, melon
Melon
thumb|200px|Various types of melonsThis list of melons includes members of the plant family Cucurbitaceae with edible, fleshy fruit e.g. gourds or cucurbits. The word "melon" can refer to either the plant or specifically to the fruit...
, tangerine
Tangerine
__notoc__The tangerine is an orange-colored citrus fruit which is closely related to the Mandarin orange . Taxonomically, it should probably be formally named as a subspecies or variety of Citrus reticulata; further work seems to be required to ascertain its correct scientific name...
, citrus fruits, Kiwifruit
Kiwifruit
The kiwifruit, often shortened to kiwi in many parts of the world, is the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia....
, dates, black cherries, pomegranates, oranges
Orange (fruit)
An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world....
and raisins.
Fruit Growing Areas in Iran
Iran has got a long tradition of producing a species of delicious fruits. A number of fruits have originated in Iran, of which Persian walnutPersian Walnut
Juglans regia, the Persian walnut, English walnut, or especially in Great Britain, Common walnut, is an Old World walnut tree species native to the region stretching from the Balkans eastward to the Himalayas and southwest China...
and melon
Melon
thumb|200px|Various types of melonsThis list of melons includes members of the plant family Cucurbitaceae with edible, fleshy fruit e.g. gourds or cucurbits. The word "melon" can refer to either the plant or specifically to the fruit...
are two instances. The country is blessed with a variety of favorable meteorological conditions; suitable for fruit production.
The southern seaside lands of the Caspian Sea, and the country supplies finest conditions for citrus production. Due to the available statistics, Iran now ranks in the globe in the production of tangerine
Tangerine
__notoc__The tangerine is an orange-colored citrus fruit which is closely related to the Mandarin orange . Taxonomically, it should probably be formally named as a subspecies or variety of Citrus reticulata; further work seems to be required to ascertain its correct scientific name...
and in citrus fruits. Kiwifruit
Kiwifruit
The kiwifruit, often shortened to kiwi in many parts of the world, is the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia....
production, although a relatively new activity in this part of the world, has growed increasing importance in last few years and the Iranian kiwifruit promises to become a great export item of the agricultural sector of the country.
Production and ranking
Iran ranks 1st in fruit production in the Middle EastMiddle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and North Africa
North Africa
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. 2.7 million hectares of orchards are being harvested in Iran with an annual production this year of 16.5 million tons. Per capita production of fruit in the globe is 80 kilograms during in Iran it is 200 kg according to official FAO
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statistics. Last year Iranian calendar year (ended March 2010) Iran produced 4.5 million tons of citrus fruits and 3 million tons of apples. Iran has been ranked between 8th and 10th in global fruit production in different years.
In the productions of pomegranates and pistachios Iran ranks first, in dates and black cherries, 2nd, 4th in the production of apples and walnuts, and, 7th in producing citrus fruits.
In Iran also 50 kind of fruits are grown. The record for pomegranate
Pomegranate
The pomegranate , Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between five and eight meters tall.Native to the area of modern day Iran, the pomegranate has been cultivated in the Caucasus since ancient times. From there it spread to Asian areas such as the Caucasus as...
production is 100 tons in a hectare of land, 146 ton for apples and 70 tons for oranges.
Last year Iran exported 2$ billion worth of fruit to countries in the area and the European Union
European Union
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which is 46 percent more than the year before.
In the past seven months the import of agricultural goods in Iran has decreased 30 percent in weight and 14 percent in value which shows the country’s good advancement in the field of agricultural goods production.
Since 1963, is one of the major leading producer and exporters of dried fruit
Dried fruit
Dried fruit is fruit where the majority of the original water content has been removed either naturally, through sun drying, or through the use of specialized dryers or dehydrators. Dried fruit has a long tradition of use dating back to the fourth millennium BC in Mesopotamia, and is prized...
such as all kinds of pistachios, Sultana raisins, Golden raisins, Sun-Dried raisins, Malayer
Malayer
Malayer , also Romanized as Dowlatābād and Daūlatābād) is a city in and capital of Malayer County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 153,748, in 40,750 families....
Raisins, Kashmar
Kashmar
Kashmar is a city in and the capital of Kashmar County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Kashmar is located near the river Sish Taraz in the western part of the province, and south of the province's capital Mashhad, in Iran, from east to Bardaskan, west to Torbat-e Heydarieh, north to...
Raisins, all kinds of Iranian Dates and with it's modern facilities is ready to serve it's customers with all these products.