46 Percentage increase in exports of saffron this year
Gholamreza Miri, vice chairman of Saffron National Council, pointed to the export volume of saffron in the 8 months of the current year, said: In the eight months of this year, 152 tons and 602 kilograms of saffron worth $ 240 million from Khorasan Razavi have been issued, which is more than in the same period last year Weighing 32.46% and up 46% in dollar terms.
He added that about 90% of the country’s saffron exports are from Khorasan Razavi.
Vice President of the Saffron National Council, pointing out that the price of saffron has stabilized after the severe fluctuations experienced, he said: now the price per kilogram of this product is at least 6 million USD and up to 11 million tomans, the rates that we We buy saffron from farmers.
He said that the rise in the price of the dollar led to the presence of speculators in the market for saffron and to bring the Chinese to the red gold market, said that this created a bubble in the gold bullion market, which is now balanced by the dollar, This bubble is gone.
In another part of his speech, referring to the fact that harvesting saffron is 7-8 days is over, added, “There is no accurate estimate of this year’s output, and the Agricultural Jihad Organization has not officially announced this.
He said that in a conversation that I had with about 2000 farmers, they have stated that the production situation was more favorable than last year.
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