More than 80% of turnover, Iranian saffron in the pockets of others

More than 80% of turnover, Iranian saffron in the pockets of others

Although 95 percent of Iranian saffron is the world’s only one-eighth (12.5%) of the turnover of this valuable product accounted for less than $ 500 million from a turnover of four billion of the world’s red gold benefits.

Agriculture reporter Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), approximately 300 tons of saffron in the world of production and consumption that Iran has produced more than 250 tonnes from last year’s first manufacturer of this product is the determination of tariffs for export and customs for export saffron packaging different relative decrease was saffron exports ratio.

The tariffs for the export of saffron packaging is such that more than 30 grams is getting five percent tariff, which led to more than 60 percent of red gold and issued in packs of 10 to 30 grams worth $ 310 million to dedicated.

Iranian saffron is about $ 3,200 per kg in export markets amounted to 11 million dollars were sold and about 126 tons of saffron to the country last year amounted to $ 396 million issued in different countries.

While Iran as a supplier of more than 95 percent of the world’s saffron to Spain as the largest exporter of red gold to other countries and of course with its own brand name, determines the price of saffron.

Ali – a member of the National Council of saffron – in this regard on Wednesday said the world’s saffron annual turnover of more than four billion dollars that Iran, despite more than 95 percent share in the production of this product, it does not have a strong role in trade and only about 500 million US dollar turnover of saffron in the world is our income, indicating mismanagement of export and international trade of this product.

He said Iran has no problem in terms of standards, packaging and export restrictions, including export many false customs tariffs and high transportation costs made up a large part of the value-added exports go to other countries pocket.

Saffron National Council said if Iranian saffron capillary distribution network in the domestic and foreign markets should participate in international exhibitions, but the huge costs for exporters in this exhibition is that, like other countries it is the government with the support of the exporters pay the costs.