Half of Iran’s saffron Emirates and Spain
Member of the National Council of Saffron said, because the type of export and packaging of saffron, approximately 50% of the product then exported to countries like Spain and the UAE again in the name of the destination countries is exported.
Ali Hosseini said in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) said that last year 126 tons and 600 kilograms of saffron was exported to 45 countries and exports during the first two months of this year to 20 tonnes, which is almost half since then from exporting to countries such as Spain and the United Arab Emirates to name those countries re-packed and exported to the countries of destination.
He added that in the first two months of this year, about a ton of saffron in packages of less than 10 grams, 11 grams and about eight in packages of between 10 and 30 in packages of more than 30 grams have been issued, indicating that non-export saffron packages of less than 10 grams of repackaging the rest.
Saffron National Council said saffron exports to some countries, including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Italy and France used directly and in some other countries like China in the process of re-exported after processing.
Shipping costs are staggering, fine saffron exports
the transportation costs to export this product to exporters several times, but the government should be allowed to export saffron subsidies in this sector.
2 times increase exchange technology saffron until 95
He added that exporters present value of $ 500 million of which $ 200 million last year, exchange technology brought to the country but the government can support and use of existing potentials and capabilities of saffron export value up to nearly 95 years our billion.
Saffron National Council said it can not claim to provide 90 percent of the world’s saffron, but this product to your liking and personal tastes packed and exported to different countries, but to the culture and market-making and marketing of saffron in the direction to move forward Iranian saffron in the world to be recognized brands.
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