Jiroft Onion Producers, Sorting & Export Directory | Iranco
Halil-Rud off-season onion chain, sorting & cold storage, Golshan Ara Eram terminal and 25+ active Jiroft onion businesses
B2B guide to Jiroft onion — 400,000 t harvest, P-01–P-07 product matrix, Brilliant & Amiran cold chains, Iraq/Gulf export corridors and supply-shock/tariff analysis.
Agroeconomic role of Jiroft onion
Jiroft County in southern Kerman supplies hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fresh onion and vegetables — especially off-season bulb onion — to domestic and regional export markets during cold months. With 7,000+ hectares and roughly 400,000 t harvested annually, the chain still faces supply shocks, limited deep processing and volatile export duties.
Golshan Ara Eram terminal (67,200 t phase-one capacity) plus optical sorting and local carton plants upgraded export onion from mesh bags to standard palletized cartons.
Product & derivative matrix
| Code | Group | Specs | Market | Packaging |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-01 | Fresh table onion | White/yellow/red 60–80 mm | Markets & bulk export | Ventilated mesh 20–30 kg |
| P-02 | Fresh-cut onion | Peeled dice/slice MAP | Foodservice & RTE | 0–4 °C cold chain |
| P-03 | IQF frozen | Pieces −18 °C | Meat & soup industry | Laminated freezer bag |
| P-04 | Industrial dried slice | Hot-air dehumidified | Spice & soup | Foil-lined carton |
| P-05 | Toasted onion powder | Micronized | Snacks & flavours | PET / vacuum |
| P-06 | Crispy fried onion | Golden roast | Retail garnish | Nitrogen-flushed PP |
| P-07 | Sets & seed | Short-day hybrids | Model farms | Dark store RH<60% |
Commercial onion types
| Type | Traits | Target market |
|---|---|---|
| White pearly | Crisp, mild-sweet | Fresh Iran & Gulf export |
| Yellow/golden | Multi-layer skin, long storage | Distant markets & cold store |
| Red | High flavonoids, sharper bite | Niche export & food industry |
Bulb-set calendar & crop cycle
Bulb-set production
Late spring–August; chilled storage for dormancy.
September planting
Sets in field; autumn irrigation & nutrition.
Dec–Apr harvest
Off-season window; 90-day supply shock.
Sort & store
0–1 °C, 65–70% RH; vent ethylene.
Processing & cold-storage infrastructure
Of 13 licensed onion processing plants, 12 stalled near 40% completion and only one 150 t/y line is piloting — seasonal feedstock and single-product lines push drying/powder to workshops or other provinces. Cold-store owners often prioritize dates and citrus.
Technical storage: 0–1 °C, 65–70% RH, darkness and ventilation against Botrytis and sprouting.
Onion value-chain business directory
Processing & conversion
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Key products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiroft Agro-Industry Co. | Jiroft farm plain | Grower, sorting, cold store, primary processing | Off-season fresh onion, onion sets; citrus, corn | Active |
| Mehdihe Ebrahim Muzaffari Onion Drying Workshop | Outskirts loading yards | Workshop drying & packing | Dried onion flakes, powder; dried tomato | Seasonal |
| Zhaleh Dezh Jiroft Drying Workshop | Workshop cluster | Small-scale vacuum packing | Vacuum-dried onion flakes; tropical fruit chips | Active |
| Jiroft Carton & Packaging Plant | County industrial hub | Export cartons & packing | Onion export cartons; produce boxes | Active |
Terminals, sorting & cold stores
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Key products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golshan Ara Eram Export Terminal | Near Jiroft airport | Optical/weight sorting, cold chain, export | Calibrated onion; greenhouse veg & citrus | Export active |
| Amin Amiri Sorting & Trading | Industrial zone 2 | Sorting, cold storage, export | Hand-picked white/yellow onion; tomato, melon | Export active |
| Brilliant GroupBrand: Brilliant Group | Industrial zone 2 | Mechanized sort, cold store, export | Southern export onion; dates, pepper | Export active |
| Amiran Cold Storage & Sorting | Industrial zone 1 | Chilled storage, sorting | Onion, bell pepper, vegetables | Active |
| Saeedi Cold Storage & Sorting | Industrial zone 2 | Veg sorting, export prep | Export onion; eggplant for Russia | Seasonal |
| Jiroft Vegetable Cold & Sorting | Rajaei / zone 2 | Technical storage, container loading | Table onion, root vegetables | Active |
| Reza Salar Karimi Cold Storage | Rajaei zone | Sorting & palletizing | Storage onion; dates & citrus | Active |
| Shadab Fruit Sabzavaran (Shadab Holding)Brand: Shadab | Sarbazan Gomnam Blvd | Smart cold chain, distribution | Onion storage; mixed produce | Active |
| Jiroft Four Seasons Agri Cold Store | Imam Reza Blvd | Commercial farm storage | Onion & vegetables; dates | Active |
| Pariyab Jiroft Cold Store | Kalerud Olya | Farm-gate cold service | Field onion staging | Active |
| Pars Setia Cold Storage Co. | Industrial zone | Dual-temp cold, veg sort | Export onion & vegetables | Active |
Trading & export
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Key products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagh Sepid Jiroft Trading | Plains & orchards | Supply & formal export | Sorted onion; Iraq transit | Export active |
| Masoudi Sorting & Export Trading | Central yards | Sorting & export | Bag onion; tomato; Russia & Iraq | Export active |
| Mohammad Badri Vegetable Supply | Halil-Rud | Farm-gate bulk broker | White onion 1,000 t lots; pepper, eggplant | Wholesale |
| Enayatollah Mirmahmoodi Supply Office | Produce hub | Bulk onion & veg supply | Premium white onion 80–100 t; potato | Wholesale |
| Ahmad Kuhan Vegetable Trading | Farm plain | Commission & load sales | Premium yellow/red export onion; reefer containers | Export active |
Wholesalers & support bodies
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Key products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiroft Rural Cooperatives Union | South Kerman cooperation office | Guaranteed & negotiated purchase | Off-season onion; market regulation | Institutional |
| Central Market Stall 88 | Main produce square | Wholesale, cold hold, loading | Mesh-bag export onion | Export active |
| Dehqan Jiroft Commission & Wholesale | Central market | Bulk sales & dispatch | Local yellow/white onion; Tehran & Tabriz | Wholesale |
| Stall 95 (Kord) Fruit & Vegetable | Produce market | Wholesale & cold storage | Early onion; greenhouse veg | Wholesale |
| South Kerman Ag Support Services | Musa Sadr St | Onion farm inputs | Potash fertilizers, certified seed | Institutional |
Logistics corridors & tariff risk
Three corridors — west (Iraq via Mehran/Shalamcheh/Chazabeh), south (UAE/Oman via Bandar Abbas), north (Russia via Astara/Amirabad reefer boxes) — carry the crop. Sudden export duties (up to 100% in winter peaks) push Gulf and Iraq buyers to India, Turkey and Pakistan.
Jiroft onions are juicier and stress long hauls; Bahman–Esfand truck shortages spike freight and squeeze farm margins.
Strategic value-creation outlook
| Axis | Action | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-purpose plants | Winter onion dry/IQF + summer tomato/garlic | Absorb surplus, utilize assets |
| Terminal as ETC | Broker desks & long contracts Iraq/UAE/Russia | Custom calibrated packs |
| Contract farming | Replace bans/duties with guaranteed slice of volume | Stable export & domestic flow |
Iranco connects you with sorters, cold-chain operators and exporters in this chain.