抖阴短视频

KARACHI: Every year, Hajji Abubaker personally travels to 抖阴短视频 to pick the best Arabian dates available at farms in the Kingdom, which he then brings back to Pakistan, adds honey, pistachios and almonds to many of the varieties and sells as 鈥渟uper luxury鈥� products to rich, high-maintenance clients.
抖阴短视频, the world鈥檚 top oil exporter, is also a leading producer of dates. Pakistan too is among the world鈥檚 top 10 producers of dates but meets half of its demand through imports.
The demand for dates skyrockets in the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, when it is customary to break one鈥檚 fast with dates at the sunset Iftari meal.

鈥淚 have direct links with date farm owners in 抖阴短视频,鈥� Abubaker told Arab News at his Bombay Dry Fruits store on Karachi鈥檚 famous food street, Burns Road. 鈥淚 go every year to collect the best quality dates produced in the Kingdom and directly buy A category dates from the farms,鈥� he added, showing the many varieties of Saudi dates he had on display: Ajwa, Anbara Safwai, Sukkari, Barhi, Saghai , Kalmi, Khudri, Kholas and Majdool.
The date variety most in demand, Abubaker said, was Ajwa, and demand for it continued through the year 鈥渄ue to its healing properties.鈥� 鈥淒emand for other varieties peaks with the start of [the month of] Shahban and ebbs after Ramadan,鈥� Abubaker said.
Compared to locally produced dates, the prices of Saudi dates are very high: Rs1,400-3,000 per kilogram compared to Rs200-400 for Pakistani dates. Due to the huge price differential and in the absence of organized imports from the Kingdom, only a few shopkeepers in the city鈥檚 largest dates bazaar, Khajjoor Market, sell Saudi varieties.

鈥淲e have different varieties of Saudi dates but mostly their demand is low due to high prices as people look for cheaper options,鈥� shopkeeper Razi Khan told Arab News.
But Abubaker, though he is also feeling the burn of rising prices at a time when inflation is at a five-year high in Pakistan, said he would much rather sell quality dates than be bogged down with quantity.
鈥淓arlier I was doing business as a wholesaler but now I have decided to just confine myself to the retail business. This year I have imported only one container because it is not viable,鈥� Abubaker said.
Pre- and post-harvest care of dates in 抖阴短视频 coupled with a suitable atmosphere are the reason the quality of the Kingdom鈥檚 dates is so high.

鈥淭he date fruit in 抖阴短视频 ripens on the tree due to low humidity level,鈥� said Professor Ghulam Sarwar Markhand, a former director at the Date Palm Research Institute. 鈥淭he produce is directly packed in cartons from the farms as compared to other countries including Pakistan where high humidity level prevails.鈥�
The utilization of modern technology by the Kingdom鈥檚 date farmers also enhances the shelf life of dates: 鈥淒ue to a super cooling system adopted in 抖阴短视频, we can store their dates for more than a year,鈥� Abubaker said.
Now, Saudi varieties of dates are also being planted in Pakistan, said Markhand: 鈥淎round 7 varieties of Saudi dates have been planted in Pakistan through plant tissue culture. The famous varieties are now crossing the borders.鈥�