After 4 years
America also joined the list of Iranian saffron exports
During 9 months of this year more than 85 tons of saffron worth over 125 million dollars were exported to 30 countries of America after four years, again to the Iranian saffron joined the list of export markets.
Agriculture reporter Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) Interestingly, in the statistics of export of Iranian saffron is 9 months America about four years after the intensification of sanctions against Iran does not receive the product directly and mainly export of Iranian saffron.
Ali – a member of the National Council of saffron – in this case told ISNA: According to the latest Customs statistics Islamic Republic of Iran from 9 months to 85 thousand and 476 kg of saffron exports worth 125 million and 593 thousand and 769 dollars, equivalent to 312 billion 668 million 712 thousand dollars to more than 30 countries has been issued.
He added that Russia, Germany, Switzerland, England, France, Spain, Canada, Turkey, Belgium, Scotland, Sweden, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Estonia, Bahrain, Philippines, Malaysia, Brazil, South Africa, Mauritius, Qatar, Japan, Kuwait , India, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Jordan, Singapore and Saudi Arabia were the main importing countries Persian saffron in 9 months of this year.
High tariffs China and India for Iranian saffron
Vice President of the Association of South Khorasan saffron producers and exporters continued: Another interesting points saffron exports in recent years is that despite the fact that China and India are among the countries with the highest volume of exports of agricultural products such as rice, nuts, tea and .. . in Iran are very high tariffs imposed on imports of Iranian saffron.
enhance communication and international relations, open the way for Iranian saffron exports to these countries.
He said that in 9 months of this year, about five tons of saffron in India and China officially issued while the UAE import about 50 tons of saffron the most of this product to China and India because it sends for trafficking The two countries have the highest consumption of saffron in the world.
The member of the National Council of saffron said already more than 110 countries in the world that can be considered as new markets for export of Iranian saffron and Iran can direct export this valuable product saffron applicant countries, their foreign exchange earnings The saffron exports has increased several times.
Only 5% are involved in the production of saffron exporters
Hosseini said that more than 95 percent of exporters are exporting saffron and only five percent of them are somehow involved in the production.
He continued: Although both countries are exporters of agricultural products, the manufacturer or not, but the manufacturing sector and exports of agricultural products in these countries closely with each other, so that exporters your goals and demands of farmers and producers want Accordingly, the purpose of which deal with such matters as the missing link in the agricultural sector in Iran is still not a place.
The members of the National Assembly expressed hope that with the implementation of true saffron and systematic integration of business functions of the agricultural sector in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry officials and the government to engage in more coordination between production and trade of agricultural products such as saffron to make any other agricultural concern not sell your product, never fluctuations in agricultural prices to the detriment of producers and consumers is not all.
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