Ali Hosseini said : About 24 province are involved in the production of saffron , about 96 percent in the two provinces of Khorasan Rizvi South and Khorasan , and the level of the crop in the two provinces to more than 90 thousand hectares this year , with an average of 3.5 picked up to four – tonne the yield per hectare forecast saffron production this year, more than 360 tonnes.
He added that in light of the cold wave at the end of saffron harvest season two Khorasan province Rizvi and South production , but still no exact statistics of saffron harvest and production and the Ministry of Agricultural Jahad production as the custodian of the markets to agricultural products had better accurate statistics production so people know and buyers and exporters also can for the future product market of this plan, but this year is thought to be more than 300 people saffron production in the country .
30 % increase in the price of saffron with the implementation of the project to improve the quality and
Member of the National Council for saffron continued to improve the quality of the project and saffron – during the four years since 1390 to 1393 from the National Council for saffron and help the custodian of the devices , such as the Ministry of Agricultural Jahad , governorates and … , led to the quality of the product village in 100 was elected to the extent that goes up for domestic and foreign businessmen have credibility with saffron, and the price of the product manufacturers to 30 percent increase.
Hosseini , announced that the implementation of the plan before the price per kg saffron purchased from about three million farmer was ultimately sway about 100 thousand Toumani throughout the year, and بهره‌بردار was always feeling losses from their production , but after the implementation of the plan, the price of saffron about four million and 600 thousand Tuman qualitative level and saffron produced within the framework of the project costs five million and 800 thousand Tuman full satisfaction that the producer and the saffron despite being more expensive than other types of produced in the country has a lot of customer and supplier , on the left.
He affirmed that the project to improve the quality and  saffron must be implemented in the country as the implementation of the project in the smaller surface during the past years, showed that Iran is the only country that can saffron with this level of quality in the production and supply and the nationalisation of the plan to Iran from its competitors , and the other one step closer to purchase price rise saffron from farmers, the value of the product sense of loss .
Member of the National Council for saffron in conversation with ISNA said in this project , the construction of saffron processing stations in every village and putting tools and equipment, devices , such as  saffron numerous training for processing to this product was given to and led to those who took part in these courses promotes itself in their place in the next year , and instead of a station witnessed the launch of several processing saffron station in every village , with the help of the villagers themselves .