Beginning of modern saffron harvest in Iran
An official announced the beginning of a new harvest of saffron in Iran and said: It is not possible to predict an increase or decrease in the price of this product in the coming days and everything depends on the world economic conditions.
Seyed Ali Hosseini, Vice President of the Association of Saffron Producers and Exporters of South Khorasan Province, said that the new harvest of saffron has begun in the country, said: Harvesting has started for about 10 days, but its amount is still low and there is no economic harvest that can improve the situation. Market and pricing are influential.
He added: We will reach the peak of harvest of this product in about 15 days.
In response to the question about the current state of exports, Hosseini said: We do not have products to be exported. All buyers are waiting for the harvest of the new product and its purchase, and we hope that the price of saffron will reach the peak of harvest and increase demand. The crop should also increase and be sustainable so that the farmer can benefit from it.
An official clarified: At present, it is impossible to make any predictions about the increase or decrease of saffron prices in the coming days, because it remains to be seen what the world economic situation will be like at that time. Therefore, any prediction in this area will most likely be wrong.
Hosseini pointed out that two representatives of the provinces of Khorasan Razavi and South Khorasan in a joint meeting with exporters, members of the National Saffron Council and some farmers in Mashhad had announced that the price floor of saffron should be 16 million tomans and 20 million tomans, added: Such an understanding is reached. There must be strong support for its implementation, which is primarily to provide adequate funding for product collection and in the next step, to streamline exports, because exports are the most important principle in this field and without it, no action can be taken. In order to maintain and develop domestic production.
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