Workers pick dates on a farm in Ghat, Saudi Arabia, on August 12.
At the end of July and the beginning of August, Saudi Arabia enters the date palm harvest season. Dates are nutritious, easy to carry and store, and are also known as desert bread.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Haizhou
Workers sift the dates they pick at a farm in Gatt, Saudi Arabia, on 12 August.
Workers sort the dates for initial screening at a processing plant on a farm in Ghat, Saudi Arabia, on August 12.
This is a date palm photographed on August 12 at a farm in Ghat, Saudi Arabia.
Author: Wang Haizhou
Source: Xinhua Net