| Photo Information |
Copyright: Maziyar Pazouki (mazmaz)
![Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 9 W: 15 N: 26]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/n-s-s.gif) (355) |
| Genre: People |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2005-08-26 |
| Categories: Food |
| Camera: Canon PowerShot A40 |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2005-10-15 2:03 |
| Viewed: 2573 |
| Points: 0 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
World production of dates was approximately 6.7 Mio tonnes in 2004 (FAO statistics [1]). The major producers are:
Egypt: 1,100,000 t (16.2% of world production)
Iran: 880,000 t (13.0%)
Saudi Arabia: 830,000 t (12.3%)
United Arab Emirates: 760,000 t (11.2%)
Pakistan: 650,000 t (9.6%)
Algeria: 450,000 t (6.6%)
Sudan: 330,000 t
Oman: 240,000 t
Libya: 140,000 t
Others: 1,140,000 t
Iraq used to be a major producer of dates but in recent years production and exports have been curtailed. |
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