Medjool Date — Variety Profile

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Identity & Botany

Attribute	Value
Canonical name	Medjool Date
Scientific name	Phoenix dactylifera
Family / Genus	Arecaceae / —
Produce category	Dried Fruit
Produce subcategory	Date
FSMA 204 covered?	No
PLU — conventional	4401
PLU — organic	94401
AGROVOC URI	c_2110

Source: GDF v2.1.1 s01_identity. External: FAO AGROVOC.

Varieties

Estimated commercial varieties: 1.

Variety	Market share	Notes
Medjool	85%	Large, plump, and soft date with a rich, caramel-like flavor and moist, fibrous flesh. Dark brown, wrinkled skin. Known for its superior size, sweetness, and succulence.

Source: GDF v2.1.1 s04_varieties.variety_summaries.

Post-Harvest Handling

Temperature

• Chilling injury threshold: null°F.
• Freezing point: 5°F. Hard limit.
• Handling urgency: 1 / 5.

Ethylene

Property	Value
Production class	very_low
Production rate (20°C)	0.05 uL/kg/hr typical (0.01–0.1)
Sensitivity class	very_low
Sensitivity threshold	100 ppm
Climacteric?	No

Agent note: Dates are non-climacteric and produce negligible ethylene. They are not sensitive to exogenous ethylene.

Mixed-load compatibility

compatible_with_most_produce

Operational flags

• Can be top-iced? No
• Light-sensitive? No

Source: GDF v2.1.1 s07_harvest_post_harvest.

Market Intelligence

Demand

Increasing, driven by health and natural food trends

Elasticity

Metric	Value
Price elasticity	-0.6
Income elasticity	0.8
Organic premium elasticity	-1.2

Market share by variety

Variety	Share
Medjool	55%
Deglet Noor	40%
Other Varieties	5%

Pack sizes

• 1lb
• 2lb
• 5lb
• 11lb
• 22lb

Source: GDF v2.1.1 s09_market_intelligence.

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