Aligudarz County Pinto Bean Producers & Processors | Iranco
Pachehlak & Barborud value chain, processing tiers and a 14-unit packing, threshing and trade directory
Guide to pinto production in Aligudarz — cultivar matrix, Behin Tejarat, Dane Dane co-op, Sarlak trading and bulk flows toward Khomein.
Agro-climatic base for Aligudarz pinto beans
Aligudarz County in eastern Lorestan sits above 2,000 m with cool mountain summers — a national hub for irrigated seed legumes. Wide July–August day–night swings limit heat stress bloom drop and support pod fill and seed protein.
Lorestan farms exceed 15,600 ha with ~48,000 t of beans — second nationally. Pachehlak and Barborud plains along the Azna crop belt supply pinto cultivars; drip tape replaced flood irrigation, cutting water use and soil-borne fungal pressure.
Local pinto shows high dry matter, thin seed coat and creamy cooked texture — strong regional trade appeal.
Cultivars & yield potential
| Cultivar | Habit | Days to maturity | Yield (t/ha) | 100-seed wt (g) | Market traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koosha | Type II upright | 100–105 | 3.5–4.2 | 38–42 | Combine & mechanised sort friendly |
| Sadri | Type III semi-vine | 105–110 | 3.2–3.8 | 44–48 | Large kernel, ~155 min cook |
| Ghaffar | Type II | 95–105 | 3.7–4.4 | 36–39 | Field tolerance to rust & viruses |
| Talash | Type III semi-vine | 100–105 | 2.5–3.0 | 35–37 | Stable under traditional farming |
| Local Khomein landrace | Type III vine | 105–115 | 2.8–3.3 | 38–41 | Traditional taste; hand harvest |
Type II lines (Koosha, Ghaffar) cut mechanised harvest losses below 4%.
Value-chain architecture & processing tiers
Harvest & field-run beans
On-farm threshing; 2–6% physical trash; 50–65 kg sacks to brokers.
Mechanical cleaning
Gravity, aspiration and vibrating screens; <1% trash for banks & canneries.
Optical sort & hand review
Color Sortex for stain & size; grades 9–10 for premium packs/export.
Retail packs & nitrogen flush
400 g–1.5 kg PE/cellophane packs against moisture & oxidation.
Side streams
Bean straw to livestock; splits to feed mills & legume protein flour.
Industrial zones & logistics map
| Hub | Chain role | Processing | Logistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aligudarz industrial zone | Packing, sort, formal trade | Mechanised lines | Old Azna highway |
| Industrial zone 2 (Abbasabad) | Downstream workshops | Growing capacity | Eastern zone |
| East Pachehlak (Soor, Deh Nasir) | Grow & stack | Village threshing | Farm hub |
| East Barborud (Badbad, Cheshmeh Sultan) | Load aggregation | Thresh workshops | Aligudarz–Fereydun axis |
Active company directory
Processing, packing & threshing plants
| Unit | Location | Activity | Key products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behin Tejarat Dasht Sabz Co. | Industrial zone, old Azna road | Processing, packing, import & export | Sorted/threshed pinto; packed legumes | Export |
| Dane Dane Ashterankooh Legumes CooperativeBrand: Dane Dane | Aligudarz city, East Blvd | Threshing, hand-pick & packing | Hand-pick pinto; red beans, chickpeas, lentils | Co-op |
| Mehr Khoreh Sanat Gostar Aleyn Co. | Tirani district, central county | Sorting, packing & trade | Pinto & bean products; cleaned legumes | Export |
| Neda Legume Cleaning & Packing Co-op (6017) | East Pachehlak, Soor village | Rural sort, clean & pack | Pachehlak cleaned pinto; local chickpeas | Co-op |
| Abdolvand Brothers Mechanized Threshing Workshop | Km 10, Shoolabad axis | Threshing, destoning & polish | Pinto threshing service; wheat, barley, chickpeas | Active |
| Adel Threshing & Cleaning Services09168486339 | Km 4, old Azna road | Mechanical cleaning, rotary screens, aeration | Threshed pinto & red beans; barley seed | Active |
| Aligudarz Rural Cooperatives Union | Governorate / Jihad Agri. office row | Inputs, seed threshing, contract buying | Certified pinto seed; members’ commercial beans | Co-op |
| Badbad Legume Processing & Packing Unit | Badbad village, Barborud | Optical sort, threshing & packing (commissioning) | Packed pinto; Barborud legumes | Under build |
| Dar Dane Aligudarz Legume Packing Co. (historical) | Soor township | Packing & cleaning (dissolved) | Pinto; flaked wheat/barley; split peas | Dissolved |
Traders, wholesalers & brokers
| Unit | Location | Activity | Key products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faramez Sarlak Trading | Deh Nasir & Pachehlak plain | Origin supply & farm brokerage | Threshed pinto; Koosha seed; red beans | Trading |
| Vali Hashemi Bulk Legume Trading Office | County & outskirts | Wholesale & loading dock | Bulk hand-pick & field-threshed pinto | Wholesale |
| Maliki Legume Wholesale (Iman Saadollahi Maliki) | Central market, Imam Khomeini St | Origin wholesaler & regional dispatch | Threshed & hand-pick pinto; hand-pick chickpeas | Wholesale |
| Jalili Supply & Trading Center | Aligudarz County | Direct-from-farm brokerage | Fresh pinto; seed red beans; rain-fed lentils | Trading |
| Cheshmeh Sultan Aggregation Hub | Cheshmeh Sultan town | Local buyers & commission agents | East Barborud pinto; local & improved seed | Wholesale |
Market gaps & competitive edge
September–October bulk exits send most beans after primary threshing to Khomein and Tehran packing hubs — laser sort and retail brands capture margin outside the county. Canneries prize Aligudarz kernel integrity, yet local retort lines are scarce; Alborz, Qazvin and Khorasan plants buy raw tonnage.
Export lots sometimes miss uniform calibres 9–10 vs imports; local Color Sortex investment is a priority.
Strategic development roadmap
Export consortia, optical sort lines on the old Azna industrial corridor, contract farming linking packers with Pachehlak/Barborud growers, a geographical indication mark and reference QC labs can curb raw outflows and anchor farm-gate value locally.
Iranco specialists connect you with players across this chain.