Dezful Cabbage Directory: Farms, Cold Chain, Exporters & Market | Iranco

27+

Listed businesses

30–60

Farm yield t/ha

3000

Rahmat cold (t)

Months cold shelf

Dezful white & red cabbage value chain

Alluvial farmlands north of Khuzestan on the Dez basin — irrigated by Dez Dam with mild winters — make Dezful Iran’s winter leafy-veg hub. White and red head cabbage anchor export baskets; the chain spans mechanized farms, sorting halls, dual-temperature cold stores, export terminals and pickle/brine plants.

30–60 t/ha yields and dense winter heads give the physical strength needed for long reefer runs to Astrakhan and Gulf ports.

Technical specs & export standards

Product	Storage °C	RH %	Main pack	Destination
Export white cabbage	0–4.5	90–98	14 kg mesh, 15 kg nylon	Russia, Iraq, Gulf
Export red cabbage	0–3	92–98	Carton-plast, 6-count crate	Russia, UAE, Qatar
Pickle/brine infeed	Cool holding	Plant RH	Ferment tanks, drums	Domestic & foodservice

Geographic matrix of key zones

Zone	Chain role	Farming	Processing	Notes
Safiabad	Research & model farms	Seedlings & hybrids	Goldasht processing	Safiabad ag research station
Choghamish & Bonvar	Field production	Winter cabbage	Local sort sheds	Independent grower clusters
Shamsabad–Avoj	Cold & export	—	Rahmat, Dezfruit	3,000 t cold hub
Sardasht–Shushtar axis	Export terminal belt	—	Darek, Lotfipour	Container loading
Industrial towns 1–3	Pickle & brine	—	Shevin, Alton, Beafarin	Absorb harvest surpluses

Post-harvest cold chain

Pre-cool & stabilize

0–4.5 °C stores at 90–98% RH right after harvest.

Calibre sort

1–2.5 kg heads for Russia; 6-count luxury crates for Gulf; peeled 15 kg bags for Iraq.

Controlled packing

Ventilated mesh, carton-plast, clean sort rooms.

Reefer transit

Data-logger containers to Astara, Bazargan and southern ports.

Storage benchmark: 0–4.5 °C at 90–98% RH for up to five months; immediate field pre-cool after cutting is mandatory.

Destination markets & packs

Russia wants 1–2.5 kg white heads in 14 kg ventilated mesh with two wrapper leaves; UAE and Qatar demand six-count luxury crates; Iraq prefers fully peeled 15 kg nylon bags. Off-grade volume feeds pickle and brine plants to cut peak-season waste.

Active company directory

Farms, agro-industry & field supply

Unit / brand	Location	Activity	Key products	Status
Rahmat Tejarat Holding	Avoj crossroads, Anjirak	Agro-industry, contract farming	White & red cabbage, sort & cold	Export active
Sabzineh Dezful Rural Co-opBrand: Sabzdez	Km 2 Dezful–Shushtar	Seed, sorting, cold store	Head cabbage, veg seed	Active
Shahid Rajaei Dezful Agro-Industry	Dez Dam farmlands	Seedlings & veg farming	Cabbage, improved seed	Active
Seyyed Mohammad Mousavi Farm Supply	Dezful fringe	Field broker	White/red cabbage (~250 t)	Active
Jaft Surkhi Farm Group	Dezful fields	Field production	Superlux red cabbage (~30 t)	Core product
Ali Asli Farm & Field Sort	Dezful veg belt	Grow & field sort	Export white cabbage (~250 t)	Core product

Sorting, cold stores & terminals

Unit / brand	Location	Activity	Key products	Status
Rahmat Tejarat Cold & Sort	Avoj	3,000 t dual-temp halls	Export sorted cabbage	Export active
Darek Dezful Agri Export Terminal	Sardasht, Shushtar road	Dock, temp cold, sort shed	Cabbage & leafy veg	Export active
Freshad Jafari Export Terminal	Behind old produce market	Sort, chill, loading	White & red head cabbage	Export active
Dezfruit Sorting & Packing	Shamsabad road	Weight sort, pallet strapping	Container-ready cabbage	Export active
Lotfipour Export & Cold Team	Ring road, 4th bridge	Pre-cool, reefer truck load	Cabbage to Astara & Bazargan	Export active
Zamani Sorting Workshop	Dezful County	Carton-plast & nylon packs	Export white/red cabbage	Active

Exporters & trading houses

Unit / brand	Location	Activity	Key products	Status
Sokhai Trading (Dezcom)Brand: Dezcom	Dezful	Sort, QC, export	Dezful white & red cabbage	Export active
Ariana Veg ExportBrand: Ariana	Dezful logistics base	Contract grow, luxury sort	White/red cabbage; pickle side line	Export active
Davoodi Veg Export	Dezful	Supply chain, palletizing	Export head cabbage	Export active
Golbal Veg Trading GroupBrand: Tarebar	Dezful	Specialty packing	Mesh white & red/purple cabbage	Export active
Iranco Trading HoldingBrand: Iranco	Monitored Dezful farms	Organic sourcing, export	Organic white cabbage	Export active

Pickling & brining plants

Unit / brand	Location	Activity	Key products	Status
Del Aray Dez Food IndustriesBrand: Shevin	Industrial Town 1	Pickles & brines	Cabbage in mixed pickles	Active
Noshin Dez Food Co-opBrand: Alton	Industrial Town 3	Automated pickles	Red cabbage pickle, 10 kg brine	Active
Beafarin Chashni	Industrial Town 1	Hygienic pickling	Shredded red cabbage pickle	Active
Dez Sarmab Food & Cold ComplexBrand: Dez Sarmab	Mahdiyeh Blvd	Processing & cold store	Fresh cabbage; brined cabbage	Active
Pakarzadeh Pickling WorkshopBrand: Pakarzadeh	Shariati Blvd	Drum & bulk pickles	Fast red/white cabbage pickle	Active

Produce market & wholesale

Unit / brand	Location	Activity	Key products	Status
Haj Mohammad Ali Doustani Wholesale	Old market, stall 26	Commission trade	White & red cabbage	Wholesale
Mohammad Azimifard Wholesale	15 Khordad Blvd	Inter-city dispatch	White & purple cabbage	Wholesale
Haj Mehdi Salehi Amin Wholesale	New market, Baharestan	Out-of-province loads	Winter head cabbage	Wholesale
Haj Hossein Abbasi Wholesale	Old produce market	Bulk trade	Dezful cabbage & greens	Wholesale
Dezful Produce Loaders Union	Mahdiyeh produce market	Price bulletin & scales	Cabbage & veg load oversight	Institutional

Strategic outlook

Contract farming, smart reefer boxes and deep processing (vacuum sauerkraut, cabbage powder) can turn winter surpluses into export value; cold-chain and terminal upgrades strengthen Eurasian competitiveness.