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- - - About the Council
      The International Date Council (IDC) was established in 2022 and serves as the premier international body dedicated to the global date palm sector, bringing together producers, exporters, and importers under a single umbrella.
Council News
- - - Council News
      A working record of the Council’s convenings, technical sessions, field activities and cross-sector partnerships throughout the calendar year.
About Dates
- - - About Dates
      A long-form reference on the date palm — its varieties, nutrition, cultivation, value-added products and the language used across producing regions.
Media
- - - Media Center
      Reports, agreements, market statistics, publications and the Council’s media library — the public record of our technical work.
Member States
- - - Member States
      They are the members of the International Date Council—currently comprising 17 countries—and they account for more than 60% of global date production.
Observatory

Producing Countries

Mauritania

Mauritania officially joined the Council on 25 February 2026.

The Dates Sector in Islamic Republic of Mauritania