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Iran’s competitors have increased their production using modern technologies and mechanized planting and harvesting, according to statistics, the average production of pistachios in some areas amounted to 3500 kg per hectare, while in Iran 500 to 700 It harvests kilograms per hectare. Irrigation routine in rival countries is different from Iran. Although the per capita […]

Pistachio is one of the delicious varieties of Iranian nuts that most of us are very interested in. The famous Greek historian Herodotus referred to Persian pistachios in his writings. Pistachio tree has a long history in Iran, in some cultivation documents it is mentioned as four thousand years ago. This plant first grew wild […]

Ounce is the international agreed measure for pistachio trade. Variety and pistachio ounce are two main factors affecting pistachio sales. In order to measure the ounce of pistachio, the number of nuts per 142 grams is divided by five and the result shows the pistachio ounce Or the number of nuts in one ounce(28.35 gr) […]

Size and/or Grade Long Pistachio (Akbari) 20/22, 22/24, & 24/26 Long Pistachio (Ahmad Aghaei) 24/26, 26/28, 28/30, 30/32, & 32/34 Jumbo Pistachio (Kalequchi) 22/24, 26/28, &28/30 Round Pistachio (Fandoghi) 28/30, 30/32, & 32/34 Closed Shell Pistachio All sizes are available Pistachio Kernel Grade AAA

Opened-shell Pistachio Physical examination Non-opened < 1% Semi-opened < 2.5% Insect damage, mould, rancidity and decay < 2.5% Shell pieces and blanks < 1% Foreign material < 0.5% Particles and dust < 0.25% Loose meats < 6% Moisture < 6% FFA < 2.5% PV < 5 meq/kg Adhering hull < 0.5% Stained shell < 4% […]

Winter/Dormant Season: December : The trees are dormant at this time. We remove broken, dead, and crossing branches and head back shoots at this time. January : We gather and destroy all old nuts on the ground and in the tree in order to reduce the incidence of navel orange worm. February : We gather […]

Pistachio is harvested from our orchards located in Saveh, Sirjan and Rafsanjan and being processed with fully Automatic machineries and hygienically packed in bulk gunny sacks. Pestehsho processing factory is equipped with 3 fully automatic lines with 140 experienced personnel proudly providing services to the dear farmers and merchants and customers.At this center, all services […]

In recent years, the growth of pistachio production in Iran has not been in line with the global growth of this product, one of the important reasons for which is the improper nutrition of pistachio orchards, especially nutrition with low consumption elements. Due to the salinity and calcareous soil of pistachio cultivation areas, high pH […]

Pistachio is one of the hot saturated fruits that has its own customers all over the world. Iranian pistachio is in the first place in the world in quality and taste and other countries are in the next ranks. The most important reason for the quality of Iranian pistachios is the altitude of the Iranian […]