Borazjan & Dashtestan Kabkab Date Producers Directory | Iranco
Processing chain, derivative matrix, Borazjan industrial city, Gazboland and a 20-firm active database
B2B guide to Dashtestan Kabkab dates — Hani Jonoob, Morvarid, Green World, Bazyari, Abushahr and 20 sort, cold-chain, paste and EAEU export units.
Dashtestan & Borazjan Kabkab dates
Dashtestan County, centred on Borazjan, is southern Iran’s Kabkab date capital. Bushehr Province maintains 25,000+ hectares of palms and 4 million+ trees, with over 80% planted to Kabkab; the county ships an estimated 120,000–160,000 tonnes per year.
The semi-soft to soft cultivar’s clingy skin and free syrup favour secondary processing (syrup, paste, confectionery) but raise heat and fermentation risk after harvest—driving in-grove cold rooms and Borazjan’s industrial city.
Borazjan Kabkab is the domestic and EAEU trade benchmark for this cultivar.
Value-chain product & derivative matrix
Kabkab value extends beyond table dates; the matrix summarises grades, processing specs and industrial outlets.
| Product line | Technical specs | Commercial use | Chain role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packed Kabkab tamar | 18–22% MC, weight & size sort | Household, hospitality, EAEU & Gulf | Core chain product |
| Honey rutab Kabkab | >25% MC, soft flesh | Domestic retail & produce markets | Pre-cool chain <5°C |
| Date paste | Pitted, homogenised pasteurised | Bakery, biscuits, chocolate | High-demand industrial input |
| Syrup & concentrate | 68–72°Bx, carbon clarification | Sweetener, sauces, beverages | Strategic secondary |
| Chocolate, lokum, stuffed | Paste/pressed flesh + nuts | Better-for-you snacks, luxury export | Value-added |
| Date-pit powder (date coffee) | Controlled roast, micronised | Decaf drinks, fibre blends | High-value by-product |
| Vinegar & industrial alcohol | Fermentation of grade 3 & effluent | Condiments, sanitation | Waste valorisation |
| Palm-fibre MDF panels | Pruned frond & trunk biomass | Furniture, pallets | Grove circular economy |
Mechanised post-harvest chain
Modern flow replaces bulk folklore supply: pre-cooling, wash, sanitise, moisture polish and premium vs industrial split.
Pre-cool intake
Fruit enters cold hubs immediately after summer–autumn picking.
Wash & sanitise
Fully mechanised pressure lines cut microbial load.
Moisture polish
Target MC for packed tamar or rutab.
Mechanical sort
Weight, size and appearance grading.
Premium lane
Crystal, vacuum and export cartons.
Industrial lane
Paste, syrup, feed and fibre boards.
Grove micro-climate matrix
Alluvial vs foothill belts create distinct rutab luxury vs export tamar profiles.
| Micro-zone | Product trait | Processing fit | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abpakhash & Saadabad floodplain | Large fruit, juicy flesh | Luxury rutab & crystal | Retail & gifting |
| Dalaki & east Dashtestan | Balanced moisture, higher sugar | Cold-store tamar | Bulk export & factories |
| Borazjan fringe groves | Commercial uniformity | Sort & pack | Domestic & EAEU |
Processing & cold-storage hubs
Three logistics poles anchor mechanised lines beside the groves:
| Hub | Chain role | Infrastructure | Key players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borazjan industrial city | Packing & export core | 148 ha, 25+ sorters & 19 cold plants | Hani, Green World, Sahra, Haft Khan |
| Gazboland industrial zone | Sort & pitting | Bushehr port access | Zarrin, Golden Palm, Meshkin |
| Abpakhash–Saadabad axis | In-grove cold | 3,000 t Miandasht complex | Morvarid, Pars Khorma, Lamassu |
Active Kabkab supply-chain database
20 production, processing, cold-store, trading and machinery units by location and role:
Borazjan industrial city & central processing
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Key products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hani Palm & Dates Co.Brand: Hani Date / Salva / Almas07734230535 · hanidate.com | Borazjan industrial city | Process, cold store, export | Export Kabkab, rutab, Zahedi | Export active |
| Abpakhash Green Palm Agro-IndustryBrand: Morvarid Dashtestan07791091459 · morvarid-date.ir | Abpakhash, Miandasht | 3,000 t cold, sort, crystal pack | Hand-picked Kabkab, syrup, 10 kg bulk | Export active |
| Green Date World Co.Brand: Donya Khorma SabzCapacity 3,500 t | Borazjan IZ expansion phase | Laser sort, processing | Vacuum Kabkab, commercial grades | Export active |
| Haft Khan Ghroub Bushehr Packing Co.Brand: Haft KhanID 14005658904 | Borazjan industrial city | Paste, chocolate, export | Processed Kabkab, paste & chocolate | Export active |
| Sahra Dashtestan Date Packing Co.Brand: Sahra KhormaReg. 59X | Borazjan industrial city | Sort & cold storage | Carton Kabkab, cold rutab | Export active |
| Mehrgan Asia Date Trading (Bazyari)Brand: Bazyaribazyari.com | Abpakhash belt road | Sort, sample pack, export | Premium export Kabkab, Zahedi | Export active |
| Zarrin Rutab & Date Packing Coop.Brand: Zarrin DatesGazboland IZ | Gazboland industrial zone | Hygienic sort, production | Hand rutab & Kabkab, pitted bulk | Export active |
| Golden Palm South Coop.Brand: Nakhle Talayi Jonub | Gazboland | Pitting, industrial feedstock | Pitted bulk Kabkab, syrup supply | Wholesale feedstock |
| Pars Khorma Nabavi Cold & PackBrand: Pars Khorma Nabavi09171757846 | Saadabad, Vahdatiyeh | Sort, wholesale | Box & bulk Kabkab, rutab | Domestic |
| Pars Lamassu Trading Co.Brand: LamassuLamassushop.com | Saadabad | Modern cold, online distribution | Saadabad grove Kabkab, gift packs | Export active |
Gazboland, Abpakhash, Saadabad & tech support
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Key products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abushahr Production & ProcessingBrand: Abushahrabushahrdate.ir | Borazjan & grove belt | Process, retail chain, export | Organic Kabkab, syrup, pit coffee | Export active |
| Meshkin Khorma Co.Brand: Meshkin Khorma | Gazboland | Sort, warehousing | Sorted Kabkab, industrial grades | Export active |
| Dayan Shahd Dashtestan Dates Co.Brand: Dayan ShahdID 14010062466 | Borazjan, Beheshti town | Food packing, trade | Carton Kabkab, syrups | Domestic |
| Yalda Jonub Cold & Pack Coop.Brand: Yalda JonubCoop 7054 | Borazjan | Cold store, rutab packing | Bulk Kabkab, frozen rutab | Domestic |
| Date Fruit Leather Coop.Brand: Lavashak Khorma07734225470 | Borazjan industrial city | Waste-to-value processing | Fruit leather, puree, paste | Cooperative |
| Dersito Date Packing UnitBrand: Dersito | Abpakhash | Sort, regional distribution | Small retail Kabkab, fresh rutab | Domestic |
| South Borazjan Date Packing Co.Brand: Jonub BorazjanSince 1385 | Urban industrial zone | Sort, wholesale | Hand-picked Kabkab, standard bulk | Domestic |
| Khadem Dashtestan Packing Coop.Brand: Khadem Dashtestan1,750 t cold | Borazjan south belt | Cold complex & packing | Pressed carton Kabkab, cold rutab | Domestic |
| Poyesh Sanat Dashtestan Co.Brand: Poyesh Sanatpoyeshsanat.com | Borazjan industrial city | Date-line machinery OEM | Wash, syrup, vacuum pack lines | Machinery OEM |
| Bushehr Date Export ConsortiumBrand: Bushehr Date ConsortiumExport management | Borazjan industrial city | Pooled export desk | Homogeneous export Kabkab basket | Export active |
Trade, exports & bottlenecks
Core destinations: Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, India, Pakistan and Gulf states; soft texture and pricing vs Piarom support export appeal.
Bulk 10–15 kg mother cartons leaving for Tabriz, Fars and Isfahan repackers erodes origin margins and brand identity. Export duty swings and slow deep-processing investment (standard syrup, sweetener powder) remain structural risks.
Physical date exports dominate while global buyers scale liquid sugar and industrial paste—limiting stable FX income for Dashtestan.
Strategic outlook
Dashtestan has graduated from subsistence groves; Abpakhash–Saadabad links with Borazjan city and Gazboland complete intake-to-process.
Geographical indication registration, MAP/vacuum lines with 24-month shelf life and biotech units for grades 2–3 are priority upgrades.
Local machinery (Poyesh Sanat) and palm-biomass MDF cut operating cost and stabilise grower income against climate volatility.
Iranco connects you with verified cold-chain, packing and export players in Bushehr.