Şebestar Dondurulmuş Kiraz ve Soğuk Zincir Rehberi | Iranco
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Şebestar dondurulmuş kiraz zinciri
Shabestar County in East Azerbaijan hosts 2,400+ hectares of cherry orchards and 6–10 thousand tonnes annual harvest; the Tassuj district alone supplies over half the province’s cherries.
Short post-harvest shelf life pushes more than 80% of volume into freezing, pulp and export channels; fresh consumption is under 20%.
Frozen cherry sub-product taxonomy
| Alt ürün | İşlem | Kullanım | Pazar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitted IQF cherry | IQF −35°C; −18°C store | Cake garnish, chocolate inclusion | Bakery, retail frozen |
| Frozen cherry with pit | Blast freeze; 5–10 kg cartons | Jam, syrup, juice extraction | Jam plants, HoReCa |
| Frozen puree / pulp | Block frozen in metallised bags | Fruit leather, flavours | Snack & beverage |
| Industrial bulk mix | Block freeze −18°C | Concentrate, natural colour | Juice & beverage |
Post-harvest cold technology path
Harvest & rapid chill
Fruit to 4°C within four hours from Tassuj or Shendabad orchards.
Pre-cool & sort
Separate local vs grafted grades; remove defects and calibrate size.
Destem & pitting
Mechanical lines before tunnel to limit drip loss on thaw.
IQF or blast freeze
−35°C tunnel for pitted; air-blast for industrial with-pit.
Pack & palletise
5–10 kg cartons or export frozen pallets.
−18°C storage
Hold until dispatch to bakery, jam plants or export containers.
Geographic orchard & industrial matrix
| Bölge | Bahçe | Soğuk | Rol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tassuj cherry heartland | 50–70% of provincial crop | Adalat Chehrgan, Zarin Miveh | Premium raw origin |
| Shendabad belt | Peripheral orchards | Hafezi, Shaghaqi, Zarin Bagh | Processing cluster |
| Soofian corridor | — | Serin Misho, Salamat | Blast tunnel logistics |
| Shabestar / Sis | — | Erphan, Mahe Ma plant | Packing & export |
| Kuzehkanan confectionery | — | Downstream bakery plants | IQF pitted demand |
Cold stores & industrial parks
Shendabad, Kuzehkanan, Chehrgan Tassuj and the Soofian–Marand corridor link dual-temperature stores, blast tunnels and plants such as Erphan and Mahe Ma to Tassuj orchards.
Structural bottlenecks
Mismatch between peak Tassuj harvest and local rapid-freeze capacity intensifies summer oversupply and broker-driven farm-gate discounts.
Over 80% of Shabestar cherries are industrial; reaching 4°C within four hours of picking defines bakery-grade IQF quality.
Heavy reliance on legacy blast freezing in some workshops raises bleeding and syneresis risk in pastry applications.
Firma veritabanı
Processing, pulp & export
| Firma | Konum | Faaliyet | Ürünler | Durum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persian Tejarat Erphan Co.Brand: Persian Tejarat ErphanŞebestar, Şeyh Mahmud Cd., Golha Sk. 8 | Şebestar (merkez) | Export, processing & trading | Sorted frozen cherry, pitted IQF, concentrate | İhracat |
| Shadi Noush Sis Food PlantBrand: Mahe Ma04142476999 · mahe-ma.ir | Sis / Şebestar | Processing plant & cold store | Frozen cherry, pulp, jam & marmalade | Aktif |
| Zarin Bagh ShendabadBrand: Zarin Bagh09141700834 · 09140500834 | Şendabad sanayi | Pulp & fruit leather plant | Cherry puree, lavashak & torshak | Aktif |
| Mehr Gostar Mahan MalekzadehBrand: Mehr Gostar MahanUlusal kimlik 14003448486 | Sis kavşağı | Stone-fruit processing | Pitted cherry, puree, lavashak | Aktif |
| Zarin Miveh & Nuts TassujBrand: Zarin Miveh TassujUlusal kimlik 14009568779 | Chehrgan Tassuj | Pitting & dried fruit | Pitted cherry, pulp, premium dry | Aktif |
Cold chain & freezing
| Firma | Konum | Faaliyet | Ürünler | Durum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adalat Tassuj Cold StoreBrand: Adalat TassujTescil 565 Tasuc | Chehrgan Tassuj | 3,000 t cold hub & sorting | Seasonal cherry freezing, palletising | Aktif |
| Serin Kolak Iranians (Serin Misho)Brand: Serin MishoUlusal kimlik 14014242706 | Sufiyan | Blast tunnel & cold logistics | −18°C storage, frozen pallet depot | Aktif |
| Mirzaei Fruit Cold StoreBrand: Mirzaei Fruit Cold09124900193 · info@mirzaeisardkhane.rqo.ir | Tabriz–Şebestar km 55 | Horticultural cold storage | Cherry, peach, apricot, apple | Aktif |
| Salamat Soofian Cold ComplexBrand: Salamat Soofian04142544255 | Sufiyan–Tabriz | 60 t weighbridge cold store | Bulk & pallet cherry holding | Aktif |
| Hafezi Shendabad ColdBrand: Hafezi ShendabadUlusal kimlik 10862124589 | Şendabad sanayi | Sort & pre-cool | Cherry, peach, nectarine | Aktif |
| Shaghaqi Shendabad ColdBrand: Shaghaqi Shendabad09141710130 | Şebestar–Şendabad | Seasonal horticultural store | Cherry & peach peak-season hold | Aktif |
Sorting, brokers & bulk supply
| Firma | Konum | Faaliyet | Ürünler | Durum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunAi Fruit East AzerbaijanBrand: SunAi Fruit AzarbaijanUlusal kimlik 14015698209 | Şendabad sanayi | Sort, dispatch & export | Graded frozen cherry | İhracat |
| Tabatabaei Horticultural BrokerageBrand: Tabatabaei WholesaleŞebestar kantar platformu | Şebestar bahçe pazarı | Wholesale broker | Pitted-in frozen cherry grades 1–2 | Aktif |
| Tassuj Ton-Scale Supply NetworkBrand: Tassuj Bulk SupplySoroban & Zandes Tasuc | Tasuc bahçeleri | Field broker & load dispatch | 200–500 t lots, IQF pitted | Aktif |
Markets, exports & industrial demand
Pitted IQF cherry feeds confectionery clusters in Kuzehkanan and Tabriz; frozen pulp supplies lavashak lines in Shendabad; graded loads transit to Russia and the Caucasus via Jolfa and Bazargan.
Challenges & strategic outlook
IQF tunnels near Tassuj, contract farming with large bakeries and less seasonal raw selling are key to stabilising grower prices and export grades.
Summary
With Tassuj’s sour and grafted cultivars, regional cold infrastructure and 14 mapped units, Shabestar is a core frozen-cherry hub in north-west Iran.
Iranco’s team can connect you with verified players in this chain.