Member of the National Council of saffron announced
$ 83 million in the half-year exports rose gold
Member of the National Council of Iranian saffron crocus from the increase in production and exports in the current year and said: In the first half of this year totaled $ 83 million saffron was exported to different countries with more than 20 percent.
Ali – Vice President of the Association of South Khorasan saffron producers and exporters – in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) said that in the first half of this year amounted to 58 tons, valued at 83 million and 118 thousand dollars was exported saffron to 45 countries The majority of customers valuable product in Qatar, Spain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada and so on.
He added that the export of saffron in the middle of this year, 22.8% by weight and 22.5% of the increased value added, according to the conditions and further growth in the second half of the songs saffron exports, is expected by the end of the year Iranian saffron exports to 150 tons.
Saffron National Council announced that according to the Ministry of Agriculture predicts that over 80 thousand hectares of land under saffron cultivation gone, at least 300 tons of saffron are expected to be harvested this year, but considering that the average harvest in 30 years Saffron of about five kilograms per hectare, compared to the past performance of the product has dropped to about 3.5 kg.
Hosseini said the past four years because of concerns about the production of Saffron Saffron database of the National Council and its competitive product on the international market promoting the plan was on the agenda and in the provinces of South Khorasan Razavi was the position of Iranian saffron World healed.
Saffron National Council said the project are trying to run this year in the province and we hope that the Ministry of Agriculture without prejudice seriously, because that could solve much of the problem of agriculture.
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