The per capita income of $ 800 thousand farmers

Saffron National Council announced
The per capita income of $ 800 thousand farmers

Saffron National Council said about 500 thousand farmers in saffron fields that operate approximately 800 thousand dollars of income earned from the sale of their product.

Ali in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency of Agriculture (ISNA) said that now the peak harvest time of saffron that has continued up to 20 days and is expected to harvest about 270 tons of saffron fields in the country.

He added that about four kilograms per hectare of saffron at favorable conditions yields between 16 and 20 million USD increased farmers’ income, even if the price of 30 to 40 dollars per hectare of saffron flowers are also calculates that around 500 kg of income Given the farmer is about 15 to 20 million USD.

The member of the National Council of saffron continued: If the cost of saffron bulbs or seeds in the coming years due to the increase and multiply it or not, every kilo of saffron farmers producing one to two million USD profit.

Hosseini said that if, on average, about 1.5 million USD profit per kilogram of saffron production in mind, farmers sell 270 tons of its products after about 405 million dollars profit per capita of about 800 dollars that can be considered .

He said farmers due to low per capita income compared to speculators is that they are a few of the profits from the sale of saffron crocus is divided between them, but 500 thousand hardships and problems do not have much benefit from your product.

Previously a member of the National Council of saffron said that speculators profit from the sale of gold rose to 250 billion USD.

even if the price of 30 to 40 dollars per hectare of saffron flowers are also calculates that around 500 kg of income Given the farmer is about 15 to 20 million USD.