Purchase and import of astemran dates(sair)
Purchase and import of astemran dates(sayr)
Astamaran dates are also known as “astemran”, “astemaran”, “Sembaran” and “Sembon”. The color of this date is dark brown and
sometimes tends to black and red. Due to the high sugar content of Sayer dates, it quickly dissolves in water and creates a lot of sweetness.
Its core is easily and easily separated from the date and has the ability to be de-seeded. These dates are versatile in their uses, usually used
as a stand-alone snack, used in numerous dishes and desserts, and combined with nuts such as pistachios and almonds to create a healthy
snack. It is one of the sweetest dates in the world. Its sugar content is over 75%.
Birthplace of astemran dates(sayr)
astemran dates are mainly produced in Khuzestan province of Iran. More than 50,000 tons of sayr dates are cultivated in Iran every year.
In the south of Iran, Khuzestan province is responsible for cultivating a significant part of the country’s date production. Almost 70% of the
dates cultivated in this province belong to the astemran.
And except for semi-dry dates with less than 18% humidity, this has made it have better and longer storage conditions than other dates.
The time to harvest astamaran dates or sayr dates is around the beginning of September to the beginning of October.
The following cities in Khuzestan province produce Astamaran dates.
Shadgan| Ahvaz| Abadan| Mahshahr| Karun
Export conditions of astemran dates
Sayer dates can be stored for a long time (about 15 months) in covered warehouses and at ambient temperature without any problems. It is
one of the major export dates that has many exports to Europe.
This age has facilitated the export of sayr dates, so that something like 45% of Iran’s date export share belongs to astamaran or sayr
dates. astemran dates are famous in Russia, North America, New Zealand, Europe and Arab countries. It includes about 40 to 50 percent of
Iran’s exported dates. But dates are not famous in the local market of Iran. The most common type of date packing for export is in 5 and 10
kg cartons. The possibility of shipping to distant countries without refrigerated containers is one of the significant advantages of this date.
