Kashmar Grape & Raisin Producers and Processing Plants | Iranco
Peykami green pen raisins, Tartiz barghah chain, laser sorting, −18 °C cold store and a 19+ firm processing & export directory
B2B guide to Kashmar grape and raisin — Farasinaps (Salar), Turfanda, Zarin Kabir, Narin Noush and Shakerian cold chain, with 30/70 fresh-vs-processing split and export green pen grades.
Kashmar — Tartiz climate and exclusive green pen raisin advantage
Kashmar County in the ancient Tartiz plain (Khorasan Razavi) combines hot dry summers, 3,000+ sunshine hours and loamy-sandy soils into one of West Asia’s few hubs for seedless pen grapes and export green raisins. Over 3,300 ha of vineyards link with Khalilabad and Bardaskan into a 10,000+ ha productive belt.
Average yield is ~18 t/ha (51–60k t fresh grapes); roughly 30% goes to fresh markets and 70% to raisins, currants and concentrate. More than 8,000 t of export-grade raisins leave Kashmar each year.
Cultivar taxonomy & commercial derivatives
| Cultivar | Berry form | Harvest window | Chain role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peykami | Seedless pen-shaped | Late Aug–Sep | Export green pen raisin |
| Askari | Juicy oval | August | Fresh market; treated & verjuice |
| Torkman 4 | Dark meaty berry | September | Industrial black currants |
| Autumn Royal | Large burgundy | Sep–Oct | Premium luxury currants |
| Moondrop | Very long cylinder | October | High-value black currants |
| Yaquti / Lal | Early red | Jul–Aug | Early fresh market |
Processing technology: barghah to laser sort
Alkaline dip (Peykami)
Food-grade potassium carbonate and plant oil emulsion opens micro-slits for emerald green pen raisins.
Barghah shade drying
Clusters hung on galvanized wire in ventilated mud-brick sheds; slow evaporation fixes chlorophyll.
Controlled sulfuring (golden)
Sulfur dioxide in isolated chambers; amber colour and longer shelf life.
Sun-dried goldeh / paderokhti
Surplus Askari spread on clean ground; no lye or sulfur.
Plant line: cap stem to laser sort
Rotary destemming, multi-stage wash, trichromatic optical sorters.
−18 °C cold chain
Frozen green raisin storage up to 18 months for timed export sales.
Geographic value-chain matrix
Villages such as Qovzhd, Furughfe and Fedafen anchor traditional barghah drying; Kashmar’s industrial zone pivots unsorted wire raisins into washed, laser-sorted export cartons.
| Belt | Role | Processing | Key players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qovzhd / Furughfe / Fedafen | Barghah & bulk aggregation | Unsorted wire raisin | Qovzhd brokers |
| Kashmar industrial zone | Industrial processing | Laser sort & cartons | Farasinaps, Turfanda, Zarin Kabir |
| Farah Dasht | Currants & export | Autumn Royal blocks | Avin Gohar |
| Keshavarz Blvd / Mazafari | Daily wholesale | Table grapes | Tehran–Mashhad traders |
Market structure, MRL & cold chain
Wholesale belts on Motahari, Keshavarz and Mazafari / Qaem markets set daily grape and bulk raisin prices; much export still moves in 5–10 kg cartons to the UAE, Turkey and Russia while retail branding often happens abroad.
| Variable | Threshold / status | Implication |
|---|---|---|
| Sulfur residues (MRL) | Village barghah 500–1,000 ppm | Barrier to EU / Japan |
| Green raisin storage | 25 °C warehouse browning in 3–6 mo | −18 °C up to 18 months |
| Orchard fragmentation | Ground & candle training | Shift to trellis & canopy |
Storing green pen raisins at −18 °C halts respiration and lets exporters sell into peak global demand seasons instead of distressed harvest-month sales.
Active companies & plants database
| Firm / brand | Location | Activity | Main products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farasinaps Raisin GroupBrand: Salar Mofazzam Kashmar | Industrial zone / Qovzhd | Laser sort, export pack | Green & golden pen raisins; Autumn Royal currants | Export active |
| Turfanda Foods Kashmar | Industrial zone, Kooshash St. | Processing & packaging | Hand-picked green pen; golden grade | Export active |
| Narin Noush Kashmar | Industrial zone 2 | Concentrate & processing | Clarified 220 L aseptic; thick grape syrup | Active |
| Zarin Kabir Kashmar Raisins | Kashmar industrial area | Wash, sort, export | Premium green pen; stemmed golden | Export active |
| Kimia Chasht TarizBrand: Biscotto | Industrial zone 2, Talash | Processing & biscuits | Grape concentrate & juice | Active |
| Fidar Maze Kashmar | Industrial zone 2 | Polish & optical sort | Green pen raisin; barberry & saffron | Export active |
| Avin Gohar Tariz | Farah Dasht / Kooshash | Mechanized sort, export | Green & golden raisins; seedless currants | Export active |
| Tak Toos Tariz Trading | Kashmar County | Wholesale & export | Export green pen; meaty currants | Export active |
| Chay-Noush Tariz Raisin Trading | Kashmar | Bulk trade & export | Tariz green & golden pen grades | Export active |
| Gol Azin Taam KashmarBrand: Shesh Taraz | Kashmar | Processing & distribution | Processed raisins; seedless currants | Active |
| Homay Salamat Dried Fruit Cooperative | Kashmar | Export packaging | Premium green & golden pen | Export active |
Co-ops, cold stores & wholesale
| Firm / brand | Location | Activity | Main products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negin Sabz Tariz Cooperative | Km 5 Kashmar Rd | Sort & warehousing | Premium green & golden pen | Cooperative |
| Pishgaman Ani Sadr Trading | Central district | Supply & export | Pen raisins; syrup & pistachio | Export active |
| Tejarat Ani Mehr Capital | Central district | International brokerage | Green pen; black currants | Trading |
| Kashmar Asl Raisin Store | City centre | Bulk & e-commerce | Green pen; sun-dried goldeh | Active |
| Kashmar Rural Cooperatives Union | Jomhuri Islami St. | Farmer aggregation | Table grapes; bulk raisin | Cooperative |
| Farvaran Grape & Raisin Tariz Co-op | Tariz belt | Grower cooperative | Fresh grapes; pen raisins | Cooperative |
| Shakerian Brothers Cold Storage | Kashmar–Khalilabad axis | Frozen −18 °C | Frozen green raisin; grapes | Cold store |
| Mazafari Central Produce Market | Keshavarz Blvd. | Daily wholesale hub | Peykami, Askari; barghah raisin | Trading |
Strategic outlook
Consolidate orchards, train growers on sulfur MRL control and deploy controlled industrial barghah to unlock EU and Japan for green and golden pen raisins.
Invest in −18 °C capacity and in-plant MAP single-serve packs to capture retail margin inside Kashmar instead of re-packing abroad.
Register a Tartiz–Kashmar raisin geographical indication and expand trellis viticulture to double yields and ease basin water stress.
Iranco connects you with verified players across Kashmar’s barghah, factory and export chain.