While Iran has already more than 90 percent of saffron producer and supplier in the global markets,According to the secretary of the National Council of saffron with increased acreage this year to about 350 tons of production and exchange technology strategic World consumption is over and officials should think about a strategy for it.
Farshid Manouchehri in an interview with ISNA, said: This year, as in previous years, acreage has increased saffron in the country, so that in the provinces of Khorasan 90 thousand hectares to cultivate this crop gone. While last year’s Saffron acreage in these two provinces was 83 thousand hectares due to favorable weather conditions and increased rainfall in the spring of this year is expected to produce 340 to 350 tons of saffron this year.
He added that the production is greater than consumption and officials should think of organizing production and market strategy and saffron Indications increase it.
Saffron National Council Secretary said: The most important uses of saffron in the field of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics is increasing in the world today. While Iran has been minimal research and investment in this area.
Manouchehri said that the authorities should pay attention to research in this area should allocate specific budgets Allows us to exchange technology for its saffron production and the market as a strategic product and exchange technology be arranged.
Stating that the price of saffron this year compared to last year has not changed and the pound about six to 6.5 million USD offered, continued: Currently, the average harvest of saffron in the province of Khorasan three kilograms per hectare. While one can easily make it through five to eight kilograms of saffron’s proposals and If this happens, we can say that the producers of saffron production costs cut in half and can in this way and increase supply, increase its consumption in the world.
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