Juybar Thomson Orange Producers & Cold Chain Directory | Iranco
Sorting, waxing, CA cold storage and 14 active units across Juybar County, Mazandaran
Juybar Thomson navel sourcing guide — Romak export terminal, Hami, Almas Chin, Buran & Moallem cold hubs, Valizadeh & Seifi wholesale; grading tables, CIS export and New Year supply.
Geography & geo-economic role — Juybar citrus
Mazandaran anchors Iran’s Caspian citrus belt; Thomson navel oranges cover over 81% of provincial orange acreage. Juybar County harvests roughly 157,000 t of citrus yearly alongside Qaemshahr and Sari as a post-harvest processing pole.
Caspian lowland connectivity, airports and ports (Amirabad, Nowshahr, Babolsar) turned Juybar from a farm base into an industrial-logistics hub for northern citrus.
Commercial grades & Thomson storage parameters
| Grade / parameter | Range | Trait | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight sort | ±1 g load cell | Precise trade grades | Export cartons & 8–12 kg bins |
| Diameter sort | Mechanical/optical | Uniform packs | Domestic & CIS retail |
| Food-grade wax | Carnauba / shellac | Lower respiration & shrink | Sea & road export |
| Thomson cold | 3–5°C (0–8°C band) | 85–95% RH | New Year & spring export |
| CA atmosphere | Controlled O₂/CO₂ | Up to 5 months hold | Supply rhythm management |
| Grades 2–3 | Physiological / frost damage | Below export size | Juice, dried slice (growth target) |
Three spatial-industrial clusters
| Cluster | Role | Key activity | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central plain & Gilkhuran | Traditional orchards | Thomson, early tangerine, Oct–Mar pick | Farm to local sort |
| Juybar industrial city (96 ha) | Centralised processing | Pulp/paper, sorting, pack, plastics | Customs & trucking corridors |
| Chapkrud coastal corridor | Export & cold hub | Romak terminal, mega logistics | Port & reefer boxes |
Post-harvest value chain (sort to cold store)
Warm dip disinfection
Approved fungicides; control green/blue Penicillium.
Roller brush washing
Remove field mud; route to manual & optical inspection.
UV & hot-air drying
Surface moisture to zero; block spore activation.
Rotary food-grade waxing
Carnauba/shellac emulsion; lower respiration & shine.
Electronic weight & size sort
±1 g load cells; commercial grade lanes.
Dual-cycle / CA cold rooms
3–5°C, 85–95% RH; holds up to five months.
Active company & facility database
Export & logistics hub
| Company / brand | City | Activity | Products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romak Agricultural Export Terminal Co-opBrand: Romak FLCromakflc.com · 01191009720 / 01142620000 | Chapkrud / Gilkhuran | Export FLC, advanced sort, dual-cycle cold store | Thomson navel, citrus, tangerine, kiwi; pepper & tomato | Export |
Sorting, cold chain, packing & processing
| Company / brand | City | Activity | Products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hami Juybar Packaging & Cold StoreBrand: Hami JuybarNational ID 10760086727 · Reg. 461 | Juybar | Above-zero cold, mechanized sort & pack | Thomson orange, northern citrus | Active |
| Almas Chin Shomal Fruit GradingBrand: Almas Chin ShomalFood zone, industrial city | Juybar Industrial Zone | Wash, sort, pack citrus line | Thomson orange, seasonal citrus | Active |
| Juybar Sanat Tabarestan (Naser Sadati Sorting)Brand: Juybar Sanat TabarestanJuybar industrial zone offices | Industrial zone / Kuhi-Khil | Sorting, waxing, citrus packing | Thomson navel, tangerine | Active |
| Izadi Juybar Orange SortingBrand: Izadi Orange SortingMazandaran business registry | Juybar | Grade, wash, wax, wholesale | Thomson orange, Mazandaran citrus | Active |
| Elika Damoun Gholizadeh PlasticsBrand: Elika Damounelika-damoun.rqo.ir · 09111250034 | Juybar Industrial Zone | Injection-moulded export crates | Citrus & orange export bins and boxes | Active |
| Madanlu & Khalafi Sorting UnitBrand: Madanlu & KhalafiIndustrial production unit | Juybar Industrial Zone | Roller sort, wash, storage | Northern Thomson, seasonal citrus | Active |
| Buran Shomal Cold & SortingBrand: Buran ShomalMazandaran cold-store directory | Km 2 Juybar main road | Industrial cold store & cross-dock | Thomson storage, kiwi | Active |
| Juybar Cold Complex (Moallem Sq.)Brand: Juybar Cold ComplexJuybar urban area | Moallem Sq., Juybar | Public above-zero citrus store | Thomson hold, chilled produce | Active |
| Dehkade Salamat Shomal / Mehrpoyan PackBrand: Dehkade Salamat / MehrpoyanIndustrial zone company registry | Juybar Industrial Zone | Produce & fruit processing | Orange chips, dried fruit, citrus pack | Active |
| Juybar Industrial Zone Natural Juice PlantBrand: Juybar Natural JuiceIndustrial zones admin | Kuhi-Khil Industrial Zone | Fresh juice & concentrate line | Orange juice with pulp, citrus concentrate | Active |
| Turk-Mahalle & Mandi-Mahalle Sadati SortingBrand: Sadati Regional SortingJuybar agricultural guilds | Turk-Mahalle / Mandi-Mahalle | Orchard-gate roller & hand sort | Thomson, local tangerine | Active |
Wholesale banking
| Company / brand | City | Activity | Products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valizadeh Bulk Orange TradingBrand: Valizadeh Orange TradingAgricultural wholesale platforms | Juybar | High-tonnage wholesale & field contracts | Juybar Thomson orange | Active |
| Seifi Citrus Wholesale BankBrand: Seifi Citrus SupplyOrchard bulk trading | Juybar orchard belt | Wash, disinfect, 12 kg bin pack | Disinfected Mazandaran Thomson | Active |
Trade patterns & export destinations
Export hubs ship roughly 10–16 kt of hand-packed citrus yearly to seven+ countries — Russia/CIS, Gulf and Iraq — while domestic contracts (field or on-tree) feed Tehran, Mashhad and other metros in 8–12 kg bins.
| Market | Volume / pattern | Logistics lane | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia & CIS | Packed citrus loads | Astara / Caspian reefers | Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan |
| Gulf & Iraq | Waxed sorted oranges | Khosravi, Parvizkhan, Bashmaq | Qatar, UAE, Iraq |
| Domestic wholesale | Forward & on-tree deals | 8–12 kg bins to metros | Tehran, Mashhad, Tabriz, Isfahan |
| New Year peak | CA cold release | 3–5 month hold | Hami, Buran, Moallem complex |
Romak’s 31 ha Chapkrud terminal combines AFS texture sensors, IQA internal quality optics, cold plasma surface treatment, wax lines and moisture-resistant five-layer cartons for seamless cold chains to China, India, Russia and the Gulf.
Limited secondary processing (pectin, peel oil, concentrate) and technology gaps between modern plants and village sheds deepen price shocks in high-crop years.
Outlook & chain resilience
Vertical integration, sorter co-ops, export-grade corrugated pallets and waste-to-value plants are key to stabilising Thomson pricing and the Juybar brand abroad.
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