Urmia County Pumpkin Seed Producers & Packers | Iranco
Meaty & marble grades, Dooshabchi banking, Phase 2 industrial park and 18 active firms
B2B guide to Urmia pumpkin seeds — Tak Zar, JTS Foods, Pomona, Poya Kesh, Moghaddam wholesale and 18 roasting, RGB sort and MAP export units in West Azerbaijan.
Urmia County in West Azerbaijan’s pumpkin seed chain
West Azerbaijan supplies over 70% of Iran’s in-shell nut harvest, with more than 20,000 tonnes of edible pumpkin seeds from 21,000–23,500 hectares annually. Urmia County acts as the provincial administrative and trading hub alongside traditional poles such as Khoy and Salmas.
The Bakshluchay, Anzal, Nazlu and Sumay-e Bradost plains offer sandy-loam soils and regulated water for oil and snack pumpkin cultivars. Pumpkin expansion in the Lake Urmia basin supports crop-pattern reform and lower water intensity than sugar beet or dense orchards.
Urmia also functions as a transit consolidation point and quality hub for northwestern in-shell nuts, with export gateways for international consignments.
Pumpkin seed grades and derivatives
Pumpkin seed in Urmia markets spans genetic lines, roasted snacks, green kernels and cold-pressed oil — each with distinct processing and distribution channels.
| Grade / product | Traits | Kernel & calibre | Processing & market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meaty pumpkin | Thick shell, 40–45% kernel | 300–320 seeds per 50 g | Roasting, double-fire salt — hospitality & export |
| Marble grade | Glossy white shell, jade kernel | 45–50% kernel, high density | RGB sort — premium retail & export |
| Mashhad / fine | Thin shell, strong aroma | 35–40% kernel | Oil extraction & economy nut mixes |
| Hulled green kernel | >99% purity | Moisture <6% | Confectionery, breakfast cereals, Eurasia |
| Virgin oil | Low acidity, cold press | 100% purity | Health supplements & pharma channels |
Logistics stages of the pumpkin seed chain
Product flow in Urmia moves from field harvest through trading floors to industrial finishing:
Field harvest & primary separation
Central district farms de-seed pumpkins and perform first-stage cleaning.
Nut exchange & commission trade
Raw lots enter the in-shell nut exchange and broker network for price discovery.
Industrial finishing
Volume returns to industrial-zone plants for optical sort, roasting and MAP packing.
Roasting & calibration
Granular screens and RGB colour sorters deliver >90% uniform calibre for Eurasian buyers.
Flavouring & salting
Saffron, pepper and lemon coatings with controlled heat shock in workshops and lines.
Export packing
Multi-layer nitrogen MAP; HS 1206/1207 and Chamber of Commerce origin certificates.
Geographic matrix: farms and processing
| Axis | Role | Farming | Processing / market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakshluchay & Anzal | Premium raw supply | Sandy-loam, good drainage | Peri-urban workshops |
| Nazlu & Sumay-e Bradost | Snack cultivar expansion | Regulated irrigation | Feed to industrial park |
| Dooshabchi district | Traditional banking | — | Drum roast, 30–50 kg sacks |
| Industrial Park Phase 2 | Mechanised industry | — | MAP, laser sort, EU export |
| Urmia–Khoy transit corridor | Logistics hub | — | Sero, Razi, Bazargan borders |
Market structure: Dooshabchi vs industrial park
The historic Dooshabchi quarter (Motahari, Madani, Yousefi) hosts veteran wholesalers who aggregate, salt-roast and distribute bulk sacks. Industrial phases 1–3 host multi-deck roasters, optical sorters and MAP lines for national and export markets.
Raw selling remains the main bottleneck: missing on-farm dryers and large hulling units export margin downstream and raise lipase/FFA risk at harvest.
Export moisture must stay at 7–8%; oil acidity below 1.5%; Eurasian and Gulf buyers require >90% uniform calibre without shrivel or scorch.
Company and economic actor database
Eighteen industrial, trading, cooperative and wholesale units in Urmia County grouped by supply-chain role:
Plants, cooperatives & industrial units
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Key products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aghdam Nuts & Dried Fruit Tradingcommericalaghdam.com | Khoy–Urmia zone | Plant, laser sort, hybrid seed import | Meaty & marble pumpkin seeds, JR600 seed | Export active |
| Tak Zar Food & Nuts IndustriesBrand: Tak Zartakzar.com | Urmia | Roasting, packing, distribution | Saffron pumpkin seeds, sunflower | Export active |
| Artin Golden Dried Fruit Co.ID 14013211920 | Industrial Park Phase 2 | Processing, print & pack | In-shell nuts and pumpkin seeds | Export active |
| Il Sur Azerbaijan Co.Brand: Pomona5879-ir.all.biz | Phase 2 industrial zone | Mechanised processing, EU export | Pumpkin seeds, processed nuts | Export active |
| Poya Kesh Roasting Servicespoyakesht.com | Urmia–Khoy corridor | Roasting, colour sorting | Meaty & Mashhad grades, N110 seed | Domestic |
| Urmia Sunflower Nuts Cooperative | Urmia | Roasting, sort, packing | Pumpkin & sunflower seeds | Domestic |
| Aynollah Khazeri Nuts & Dried FruitID 14007947022 | Bash Qaleh | Workshop processing, sorting | Pumpkin seeds, raisins, snacks | Domestic |
| Niko Organic Pumpkin Seed Oil Workshop | Urmia | Cold press, packing | Virgin pumpkin seed oil | Domestic |
| Negin Rah Abrisham Trading GroupBrand: Negin Nutsneginnuts.com | Urmia | Roasting, premium packing | Roasted meaty & marble seeds | Domestic |
| Keshmesh Tape Urmia Dried Fruit Co. | Urmia | Processing & export | Dried fruit incl. pumpkin kernel | Export active |
| Sarsabil Sabalan Brin Dasht Co.ID 14008497939 | Central district | Sort, bulk packing | In-shell nut lines | Wholesale |
Export & distribution
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Key products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahan Tejarat ShehamatBrand: JTS Foodsjtsfoods.com · 09144481318 | Urmia | Export, sort, packing | Pumpkin seeds, kernels, pulses | Export active |
| Arum Etemad Production & Distribution | Safarbehi road | Processing, grading, distribution | Snack pumpkin seeds, sunflower | Domestic |
Dooshabchi wholesalers & workshops
| Unit / brand | Location | Activity | Key products | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moghaddam Urmia Nuts Trading09141400138 | Yousefi Blvd | Wholesale banking, aggregation | Bulk meaty pumpkin seeds | Wholesale |
| Hoseinlouyi Wholesale Nuts Center | Valiasr–Noor | High-tonnage wholesale | Raw & salted sack lines | Wholesale |
| Rakhshi Urmia Nuts & Dried Fruit044-32242778 | Dooshabchi district | Traditional roast, regional distribution | Double-roasted & low-salt seeds | Wholesale |
| Jafari Nuts Wholesale Banking | Dried-fruit square | Commission trade, bulk | Local Urmia plain seeds | Wholesale |
| Khoshnam Hot Roasted Seeds Workshop09142040704 | Kowsar township | Roasting, flavouring | Hot roasted salted seeds | Domestic |
Export logistics and quality gates
Urmia’s transit position (Sero, Khoy Razi, Bazargan, Piranshahr Tamarchin) lowers land freight cost to Turkey, the Caucasus, Kurdistan and Iraq.
Moisture, FFA, peroxide value and physical uniformity are customs-critical; RGB sorters with machine vision in Urmia enable compliance.
Export moisture must stay at 7–8%; oil acidity below 1.5%; Eurasian and Gulf buyers require >90% uniform calibre without shrivel or scorch.
Strategic outlook
Mechanised hulling lines can triple the riyal value of pumpkin kernel in confectionery channels.
Nitrogen MAP multi-layer packs extend shelf life beyond twelve months and curb lipid oxidation.
Bridging Dooshabchi bankers with industrial-park entrepreneurs — backed by Urmia Chamber commissions — can elevate the county to a West Asian pumpkin product export hub.
Iranco connects you with packers, roasters and export desks across West Azerbaijan.