Member of the National Council Saffron Saffron harvest and said:The saffron harvest by 20 percent to 300 tons and exports to 200 tonnes in the current crop year.
Ali Hosseini – Vice President of the Association of South Khorasan saffron producers and exporters – agriculture in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) said:Due to the elimination of export duties saffron and the possibility of being foreign outsourcing that was committed exporters Foreign exchange earnings from export their products back into the room exchange or central bank, can be flourishing and record-breaking exports rose gold over the past years had hoped and predicted that Taking into account the 20% increase in saffron production, exports also increased by the same amount, to 200 tons.
He added that about 200 tons of saffron exports increased foreign exchange earnings for the country brings about $ 400 million, added:Iranian saffron is exported to about 45 countries that have doubled in the years to come, because in this way can the disappearance of some Iranian saffron competitors That so far little threat to Iran’s red gold are balking, had hoped.
Saffron is a member of the National Council continued: Another activities that need to be considered over the coming years is that in addition to increase with increasing production for export purposes,Saffron export should think about reform package in order to prevent re-exports of Iranian Saffron other countries have.
Hosseini said some countries, such as America during the past years the country had stopped the import of agricultural products in such a way that Iranian saffron in countries such as Spain, India and Afghanistan repackaged, then the other countries were exporting to America, but It’s only the price of gold rose to 50 percent increase for the American people and does not interfere in Iran’s exports.
He expressed hope that with the implementation of development programs without the need to increase the cultivation of saffron can be and through Increase productivity with a hot product per square meter, necessary for the production of 500 tons of saffron has provided the next five years in the country.
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