Saravan County Rabbi Date Producers Directory | Iranco
Semi-dry value chain, derivative matrix, Kohak trade and a 16-unit processing & cold-store database
B2B guide to Saravan Rabbi dates — Dadgar, Morvarid Siah, Barakat Dezak, Kimia Alkol, Kohak–Pakistan flows, 20k t cold capacity and 16 sort/export units.
Saravan Rabbi economic geography
Saravan County in southeastern Sistan & Baluchestan is the native home of Iran's premium Rabbi semi-dry dates, shaped by intense sun, low humidity, cool nights and ancient qanat irrigation.
Palm area ranges from 3,800 to over 11,000 hectares with 24,000–28,000 t annual output. The local Hammin harvest runs mid-August through late October, spreading from warmer eastern groves inward.
Saravan remains Makran's processing, staging and transit hub — the 200 ha industrial city on the Saravan–Khash road anchors modern lines.
Rabbi product & grade matrix
Rabbi is Iran's benchmark semi-dry cultivar at 15–18% moisture; the matrix below maps commercial grades, derivatives and target markets.
| Product layer | Quality specs | Target markets | Trade keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export super | Length >4.5 cm, moisture <16% | East Asia, Gulf, EU | Jumbo Rabbi, hand-picked |
| Commercial grade 1 | 3.5–4.5 cm, tight sort | Domestic wholesale, India, Russia | 5 kg cartons, chocolate tone |
| Industrial (grade C) | Small size, sound sugar texture | Syrup, alcohol, paste lines | Cull & process Rabbi |
| Paste & puree | High Brix, no coarse fibre | Bakery, biscuits | Date Paste |
| Syrup & liquid sugar | Brix 68–72% | Beverages, dairy | Date Syrup |
| Seed powder | Micronized, caffeine-free | Wellness drinks | Date Coffee |
| Feed pellets | Enriched pit & press cake | Regional livestock | Date Biomass Pellets |
Semi-dry Rabbi specs & processing
Stable flesh allows washing, polishing and mechanized packing without rapid fermentation.
Intake & washing
Hygienic lines for thin-skinned semi-dry Rabbi.
Moisture polish
Target RH and glossy skin uniformity.
Weight & colour sort
Split export super, commercial and industrial.
Mechanized packing
5 kg cartons, vacuum and seal for export.
Controlled storage
0–5 °C or 12–18 month atmosphere stores.
Derivatives branch
Paste, syrup, feed pellets from grade C.
Growing & processing hubs matrix
Hubs span the central plain, Ghafourabad, Aspich, Dashtuk and the Pakistan border belt.
| Hub / belt | Chain role | Grove status | Key players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central plain & Ghafourabad | Early harvest, workshop sort | Intensive irrigated | Dadgar, Ghafourabad plant |
| Aspich & Dashtuk | Kohak transit, large cold stores | Traditional & industrial groves | Hammin, Baluchzahi brothers |
| Maksukhte & east belt | Opening of Hammin season | Warmer, earliest Rabbi | Border bulk trade |
| Industrial city (Khash road) | Mechanized processing | 200 ha zone | Sajedi, feed plant |
Cross-border trade & Kohak gateway
Official Kohak border market 95 km southeast drives bulk Rabbi flows into Pakistan; much volume is re-sorted in Khairpur and Karachi as Pakistani Dates.
Forward buying, customs swings at Kohak and scarce laminated cartons keep bulk export preferable to local packing investment.
Upgrading Kohak into a certified agri-export terminal with phytosanitary labs is key to recapturing value in Saravan.
Cold chain & industrial packing
Unlike Mazafati, Rabbi needs controlled atmosphere more than deep freeze; 0–5 °C at 60–70% RH limits sugaring and summer darkening.
Over 20,000 t cold capacity plus cooperative consignment storage helps growers defer settlement to Ramadan or winter demand peaks.
50+ traditional orchard packers remain; tunnel dryers, hygienic washers and vacuum lines are gradually replacing them.
Active companies database
Sixteen verified units from source intelligence; contacts only where cited in source.
Processing, cold chain & packing
| Unit / brand | Location | Role in chain | Key products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saravan Dadgar Date Cold Store & Packing Complex09155974001 | Mowlavi Blvd, Saravan | Mechanical sort, sub-zero & chilled stores | Sorted Rabbi; Saravan Mazafati | Export active |
| Saravan Morvarid Siah Date Cold & Packing Industries09150363360 | End of Makan 2 St | Sanitary prep, industrial cartoning | Export-packed Rabbi; Mazafati rutab | Export active |
| Ofogh Saravan Cooperative (date processing unit) | Urban industrial fringe | Deep processing, derivatives | Packed Rabbi; date coffee, paste | Active |
| Negaran Nakhle Saravan Co.ID 14006278918 | Saravan County | Standard packing lines | Rabbi dates; Mazafati & palm by-products | Active |
| Kimia Alkol Saravan Co.ID 14000057021 | Farhangian district | Syrup, alcohol, biotech | Syrup & paste; alcohol from industrial Rabbi | Export active |
| Mohammad Sharif Sajedi Cold & Packing Unit05437633898 | Saravan Industrial City | Sort, chilled boxing | Sorted Rabbi; above-zero cold store | Active |
| Barakat Dezak Saravan Co. (Barakat Chegord)ID 14007536250 | Dezak / Chegord | Pitting, vacuum, cold store | Pitted Rabbi; paste & syrup | Export active |
| Ghafourabad Saravan Date Processing Plant | Ghafourabad village | Traditional sort, paste | Hand-picked Rabbi; bakery paste | Domestic |
Cold stores & border logistics
| Unit / brand | Location | Role in chain | Key products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baluchzahi Brothers Cold Store Complex09331811433 | Aspich–Dashtuk | Transit warehousing | Bulk Rabbi; Mazafati rutab | Export active |
| Hammin Saravan Cold Store (Aspich) | Aspich–Kohak corridor | Customs chilled staging | Export Rabbi storage | Export active |
| Saravan County Cold Storage & Warehousing Co. | Urban fringe | 300 t above-zero cold | Grower Rabbi & Mazafati storage | Infrastructure |
| Danial Taftan Saravan Co. | City loading hub | Hygienic packing, chilled | Packed Rabbi; fruit cold room | Export active |
Trading, cooperatives & conversion
| Unit / brand | Location | Role in chain | Key products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saravan Rural Cooperatives UnionID 10500003357 | Main boulevard | Standard cartons, consignment cold | Traceable Rabbi; Mazafati | Cooperative |
| Asif Date Sorting House (Abdolbaset Dehvari)09150152201 | Kohank Mohammadi | Sort, 5 & 10 kg wholesale | Premium Saravan Rabbi | Trading |
| Hafez Saravan Date Trading Unit | Growers market | Hand grading, cartons | Organic hand-picked Rabbi | Trading |
| Saravan Industrial City Modern Feed Plant20 t/h nominal | Km 5 Saravan–Khash road | Palm biomass pelleting | Feed from Rabbi waste & pits | Active |
Investment outlook
Value added abroad (optical sort, polish, Pakistani branding) is the chain's main structural gap.
Repurposing part of cold space to low-energy RH-controlled stores stabilizes Rabbi through autumn price shocks.
Deep lines for syrup, bio-ethanol and activated carbon from pits can lift grower margins by 30%+.
Iranco connects you with verified players in this chain.