10% increase in the price of saffron in the new year
The head of the Khorasan Razavi Saffron Exporters Union announced a 10% increase in the price of saffron in the new year.
Gholamreza Miri stated: During the last year, we entered into a deal with seven new countries in the field of saffron exports, and currently saffron from Khorasan Razavi is exported to 52 countries.
He pointed out that the price of saffron has increased by 10% this year, said: the amount of saffron exports in 1392 was no different from 1391 and was the same, in the new year domestic and foreign exports and saffron sales are the usual trend Will go through.
Regarding the trend of saffron exports in 1392, Miri stated: At one point last year, due to receiving 5% tariffs from exporters, exports decreased sharply, but after the elimination of tariffs, exports improved and even grew by 38%.
He continued: In February and March of last year, due to the problem of obtaining the national farmer code by the exporter, the export process faced problems and saffron exports decreased, which increased the smuggling of Iranian saffron to Afghanistan.
The head of the Khorasan Razavi Saffron Exporters Union, pointing out that we should be able to control the Afghan saffron market, said: With the current trend, not only have we not captured the Afghan market, but also the smuggling of Iranian saffron to Afghanistan and its entry into Iranian saffron target markets. It threatens our exports.
Regarding the issuance of the national farmer code from the exporter, he said: This policy is done by the government in order to make the tax debate transparent, and I agree with the transparency, but farmers refuse to provide their national code to the exporter and the government should not do this. Leave it to the exporters.
Miri continued: If this trend continues, we will face a decrease in exports and an increase in saffron smuggling.
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