Customs did not export statistics for saffron from November
Gholamreza Miri, vice chairman of the Saffron National Council, said about the latest market situation for saffron: “Usually, according to a traditional routine, from March 25 to April 20, an end to saffron supply will occur, this decline in supply is still in demand and sales, On April 17, we see an increase of almost 5-10 percent in the price of saffron.
He added: “Of course, the cultivation and supply of saffron in Iran is growing every year, and according to the latest statistics, there are approximately 124,000 hectares of cultivated land in all parts of the country, interestingly, the cultivation of saffron is not specific to Khorasan, and in other parts of the country, even in the territories Watermelon is also cultivated.
“We unfortunately give Afghanistan two friendships for this market and give our customers and market this country, so that every year we have 7 or 8 units of packaging and export at the Gulfood Exhibition,” said Miri about increasing the country’s activity in the Saffron market. In Dubai, this figure has fallen to one unit, and Afghanistan now has 8 units of packaging and export.
Indeed, Afghanistan’s business is rising in this market because we have limited customer service while they do not have, we have export restrictions to India, the United States and Saudi Arabia, but they can easily use these markets. . Even the conditions are such that some of our businessmen will have to sell Iranian saffron in the name of Afghanistan.
He said about the export statistics for saffron: “Unfortunately, the country’s customs have not provided statistical information on the amount of export of saffron in the country since November, and this has caused a problem in scheduling.
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