A significant drop in saffron prices
A member of the Saffron National Council criticized the Ministry of Jihad and the Customs for delaying the production and export of this product, declining from about 300,000 toomans to the price of one kilogram of gold in the last two weeks.
Ali Hosseini said in an interview with Mehr that the production rate of saffron was expected to be 360 tons this year, saying that due to the occurrence of frost, the final rate of production is definitely less than this.
He pointed out that about one month after the completion of saffron harvest in the country, added: Unfortunately, the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture has not announced the production of this product this year, but after about 10 days from the end of the harvest, this work is easy to apply. Is.
A member of the Saffron National Council also announced the relative stability of the market conditions and added: “Currently, the price per kilogram of saffron is at least 4,600,000 toomans and a maximum of 5,800,000 toomans, while the price of one kilogram of this product in the last two weeks is between 200 and 300 Our battery is cheap.
Hosseini explained: “Of course, saffron can not be cheap, but it has to be said for its rational and real price, since some profiteers increase the rate of this product falsely, and when prices drop, they say saffron is cheaper, while the price of this product is more logical Has been.
According to him, the rationale of one kilogram of saffron is at least 4 million toomans and a maximum of 5 million toomans, which is both profitable for the producer and both for the export of the country and the maintenance of export markets.
The member of the Saffron National Council on the situation with the export of red gold also said: The export situation of this product is also desirable. Unfortunately, the customs are also delaying the delivery of saffron exports, but our process of work and our observation show that the export process is normal and desirable.
source: mehrnews /com
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