1 box unit. Our fresh and premium fair trade Medjoul dates are brought to you by small-scale Medjoul date farmers in Jericho and the Jordan Valley. The Jericho area and the Jordan Valley are the best places to grow Medjoul dates due to the very high temperature and low humidity. Medjoul dates are widely considered the best variety of dates. They are the largest in size and the richest in flavor according to many consumers. Wrinkled but smooth texture. Medjoul date trees were first planted in Palestine in 1997 when the PARC (Agricultural Development Association) distributed Medjoul date seedlings to farmers in Jericho. The Palestinian date sector was very weak and did not include the Medjoul date variety, which is the best type of dates. Fair Trade Department monitoring staff make regular visits to the plantations to advise farmers on the best way to harvest dates and prepare the product, before sending it to the processing station in the city of Jericho. Subsequently, farmers undertake an initial date selection process in which they get rid of spoiled or unripe fruits and send the product to the filling station in Jericho in boxes. An additional sorting process is also carried out at the station where dates with the appropriate moisture level go for processing, while dates with inadequate moisture levels are dried until they reach the appropriate level.