Iranian saffron in the world market 6.5 million kg

In an interview with ISNA announced
Iranian saffron in the world market 6.5 million kg

Member of the National Council saffron saffron production dropped by 30 percent last year and said: It averages 6.5 million kg in the world market.

Ali Hosseini said in an interview with ISNA, along with 210 tons of saffron production in the past year, he said, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, more than 80 thousand hectares of cultivated land in South Khorasan and Khorasan Razavi Saffron went to the production of this product in the past year more than 210 tons, and this rate was lower than last year by about 30 percent.

He added that this shows that the average yield rate of 2.6 kg per hectare of saffron. While some effort if we can yield up to four kilograms of product per unit increase over 320 tons of saffron are produced.

Saffron National Council said at the beginning of last year, despite the problems encountered in the field of export restrictions in terms of packaging, the pace of export growth in the second half of last year and continued until the end of this year.

Hosseini said that if the dealers to export and market entry not find saffron and cause disruption and disorder can not market the product in the year ahead had hoped, he said, although the production of saffron has decreased compared to previous years, but the.

Iranian saffron domestic and global prices last year

Saffron is also a member of the National Council on the price of the product last year, said the cost of saffron is still high and no one to compete with Iran. Domestic price of saffron in the past year between four to five million and 800 thousand dollars depending on the quality and the market situation is different.

He pointed out that the current price of saffron in the domestic market of four million and 500 thousand dollars to five million and 500 thousand dollars, said now every kilogram of saffron in the world market in 1800 to $ 2,000 (on average about six Tvvr million and 500 thousand USD) traded.

The member of the National Council of Saffron said: The greatest strength of saffron in the past year was that the highest quality product in the world of manufacturing and industry to world markets, but the biggest drawback of destructive competition saffron traders overnight with the highest injury the real price stability and added value for Iran’s saffron.