Saudi Arabia Begins Date Harvest Preparations

Preparations for date harvest have started in Saudi Arabia. Pilgrims in Medina often buy dates from local gardens to take home. Süleyman Uzunoğlu, a local trader, offers quality dates like mebrum, sugay, and acve to around 150,000 pilgrims yearly. Prices vary by type and size, with mebrum costing 20-40 riyals and acve 30-65 riyals. Turkish pilgrims favor mebrum for its durability and acve for its healing properties