Orchards Expected to Yield 24.7m Tons

EghtesadOnline: Atotal of 24.7 million tons of horticultural products are expected to be produced in Iran’s orchards in the current Iranian year (March 2020-21), more than 11.5 million tons of which will be cold climate fruits and nuts, according to an official with the Agriculture Ministry.

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15 December 2020

“Land under cold climate fruits and nuts cultivation has reached 3 million hectares, 2.57 million hectares of which bear fruit,” Darab Hassani was also quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency.

Hassani added that cold climate fruits include seeded fruits such as apple, pear, quince, hawthorn and common medlar and stone fruits like peach, nectarines, cherries, apricot and plum.