Prepare & grade
Pre-Processing
Incoming raisin blocks move through block breaking, aspiration and size grading before the wash line.
- Block breaker
- Aspiration
- Double-deck size grader
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Raisin processing in Istalif
FROM RAW RAISINSTO EXPORT-READY PRODUCT.
Afghan Samoon operates a modern raisin-processing line in Istalif, Kabul, combining defined production stages with food-safety practices and documented traceability.
4 tons per hour10,000 tons / year theoreticalBig Tem processing line100% traceability
Enter the factory
The Istalif factory
Built for ModernRaisin Processing.
Afghan Samoon invested USD 6 million in Afghanistan and built its processing factory in Istalif, in the Shamali grape-producing plains approximately 30 kilometres from Kabul city centre.
- USD 6M
- Project investment
- 2014
- Company established
- 56
- Employees
- ISTALIF
- Kabul, Afghanistan
Processing infrastructure
A Line Suppliedby Big Tem of Türkiye.
The line brings pre-processing, washing, cap stemming, laser sorting, hygienic drying and final packing into one controlled production flow.
- 4-ton-per-hour line capacity
- 10,000-ton annual theoretical capacity
- Defined processing sequence
- Technical and quality-control oversight
Inside the line
Six ControlledProduction Stages.
Select each stage to see the real machinery and the role it performs in preparing Afghan raisins for wholesale and export supply.
Stage 01Digital inspectionOptical sorting
Colour. Structure.Shape. Size.
The Key laser sorter uses digital inspection to support accurate ejection of defects and foreign material while limiting false rejects.
01
Colour
02
Structure
03
Shape
04
Size
Hygienic production
Control ThroughEvery Processing Stage.
Afghan Samoon follows strict food-safety practices and HACCP guidelines to maintain a sanitary processing environment and help prevent contamination.
Processing oversight
Food technicians and the quality-control unit monitor raisins throughout processing.
Lot-code control
Product lot codes are monitored through the line to preserve traceability.
Hygienic drying
The dryer supports dehydration and reduction of the total micro-organism load.
Final safeguards
Inspection and metal detection form part of the final packing sequence.
Production traceability
Known Origin.Controlled Journey.
Raw materials are sourced directly through a network of more than 3,000 growers. Lot-code monitoring connects agricultural origin with processing and final delivery.
- 01Grower & region
- 02Incoming lot
- 03Processing line
- 04Quality control
- 05Packed batch
- 06Final delivery
Production capability
Commercial Scale.Defined Control.
4
tons / hour
Processing line capacity
10,000
tons / year
Theoretical processing capacity
3,000+
growers
Direct grower and supplier network
100%
traceability
Through the grower program
Discuss Production,Specifications and Supply.
Contact Afghan Samoon Company for factory information, Red Thompson specifications, packaging requirements and export quotations.