Saffron exports break record

The increase in production
Saffron exports break record

Member of the National Assembly of producing about 300 tons of saffron crocus year and said: If we could see about 200 of these facilities are provided by the government to export the saffron export record is broken.

Ali in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency of Agriculture (ISNA) said that over the recent period saffron packaging restrictions, tariffs unprofessional investments and foreign currency contracts that exporters were obliged to exchange their foreign exchange earnings back into the room, removed the could herald a bright future for the export of saffron.

He added that the production of about 300 tons of saffron this year and great potential for saffron exports to different countries, it seems that this year about 200 tons of the product to be exported easily to the foreign exchange earnings of $ 500 million for the country Then bring the new record in the history of the export of saffron production and business records.

Saffron exports and markets in recent years.

The member of the National Council of saffron pointed out that in recent years due to policy tariff and non-experts such as foreign currency contracts saffron exporters and customs tariffs in different packages meant for export saffron crocus markets in countries such as France, Canada, America, Germany and etc. for unexpected decline. The revenue from the export of this product is far less than the year before.

According to him the highest export saffron dates back about seven years ago that about 170 tons of saffron was exported to different countries but has always been a decreasing trend in the year so far.

Saffron preference of $ 3,000 per kilogram on world markets

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Husseini said that one of the most important issues in the field of export saffron to pay attention to the development of processing industries and higher foreign exchange earnings from the export of saffron crocus, which can be up to three times increase.