Dates Exporters in Pakistan

Origin and season

Dates from Pakistan are grown in Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab, as PHDEC states. PHDEC names hubs at Khairpur in Sindh, Panjgur in Balochistan (also a date processing plant), and Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A TDAP fruit brochure also names Sukkur, Turbat, Muzaffargarh, Jhang, Multan, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan. Those places apply to both forms.

The TDAP study Dates: Production, Consumption and Exports Potential, Table-15, names cutting of crop and fruit in Sindh in July–August, and in Balochistan from July to mid-September. The same cutting window applies to both forms; after cutting, mature fruit is separated into soft fruit for the undried line and hard fruit that is later dried.

PHDEC gives a supply window of July to September for the undried form. For dry dates, PHDEC says the supply window is "longer" than July to September.

Named dry-date lines: Aseel dry dates (Chhohara), July–August; Dhakki dry dates, August–September. Together those dry-date procurement seasons run from July to September. Named undried/table lines: Aseel, Kupro and Karbalain, July–August; Jawansore, August–September; Mazawati and Rabbai, September–October; Dhakki, August–September. Together those undried/table procurement seasons run from July to October, by variety.

Typical forms and packs

Varieties named by PHDEC are Aseel, Dhakki and Begum Jangi. A PHDEC Khyber Pakhtunkhwa presentation also names Dahki and Gulistan.

For the dried form, PHDEC names harvesting, sorting by size, cleaning, drying and packaging. For the undried form, it names harvesting, sorting by size, cleaning and packaging.

Forms, grade and packing confirmed per lot.

Shipping and documents

FOB or CFR on request. Documents per destination, agreed per contract.

Supply

Sourced on request; availability confirmed per enquiry.

How to enquire

Tell us the product, quantity, destination port and packing.

Export enquiries welcome.