National Council of Crocus sativus 16 percent increase in exports during the nine months of this year and said: UAE is the largest buyer of Iranian product.
Ali Hosseini told in an interview with the Iranian Students News Agency of Agriculture (News), Stating that during this period, 89 tons and 178 kg of saffron is exported to various countries, said: Packs 10 grams of saffron exports 6.3 percent, 90.9 percent and 2.8 percent in packs of 10 to 30 grams per 30 gram packages were.
He: It exports the new trade promotion organization for the export of saffron has been created Trfhgzaryhay.
Hosseini, stating that the new Trfhgzaryhay only 10 to 30 gm packs, packaging is considered to be stressed: What are the names of Iranian saffron is preserved in exportation, packaging is less than 10 grams.
National Council of the saffron crocus, stating that about 300 people and is used to exchange the: Promote the export of saffron in small packages will not only add more value to the country, but also employment and branding is more.
His partners in the commercial market as: UAE, Spain and China, the three first buyer of Iranian saffron that about 70 percent of the products they buy, but they are mostly small packages called.
According to Hussain, India, America and Europe are the main consumers of the world’s saffron.
Vice President of the Association of South Khorasan saffron producers and exporters: According to the memo, which was issued in December this year, exporters should be one of the four designated export currency exchange should be delivered to the room that has caused problems for exporters, there is saffron.
He continued: Conditions despite the increase in the exchange rate, export growth could be more saffron, saffron global sales base rate in recent months has fallen by 50 percent if the determined rate equal to the rate of customs of Iran saffron export last year.
Hosseini said: Iran supplies 90% of world saffron is needed, it is the biggest producer of saffron in the world if some policy will reduce boom.
He warns that the loss of global markets against competitors: Recent restrictions on the export of saffron produced in the competing countries are constantly growing.
National Council of saffron added: Greece currently producing eight tons, from 3.5 to 5 tons of Morocco, Afghanistan, producing more than three tons, the production of one ton of Spain with other countries such as Azerbaijan, Italy, France and Turkey, including producers of saffron .
Hosseini said that Afghanistan is rapidly replacing the saffron poppy cultivation is: Saffron production strategy in Afghanistan was written by one of the universities in America for America’s consumption of 45 to 50 tons of saffron in a major trading partner countries
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