Head of Khorasan Razavi Saffron Exporters Association, said lack of liquidity may decrease from 150 to 200 dollars in the price per kilogram of saffron, and that price volatility is the biggest problem that does not allow favorable to exporters.
Gholam Reza Miri in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Khorasan region, said: insufficient liquidity to exporters reduced the price of saffron, but may return after 10 days of the proceeds from exports and increased liquidity saffron prices also go up .
He said: Despite the slippage, exporters can have a season because credit contract price by at least a week and with this account can not be competitive against foreign suppliers.
Miri said exports in the first four months of this year increased by 35 per cent this product is to continue this process requires market-the world. In the first four months of this year, 43 tons of saffron from Khorasan Razavi worth $ 61 million were exported to other countries.
He pointed out that in saffron exports in the first four months of this year compared to the same period last year, in terms of weight and 35% in terms of value had grown 32 percent.
Miri export duties in the past referred to as one of the factors hindering the export of saffron, stated:Saffron stains caused complications were smuggled out of the country but Now that the duties and other barriers to control the smuggling of this product are not gone.
He demanded Code of saffron by the National Agricultural Property Organization as one of the problems inhibiting factors mentioned saffron exports in the past and said:Farmers are not or refused to provide their national codes or bar codes were not the reason why exporters have to pay 12 percent were punished.
Saffron Exporters Union Chairman stated that the current capacity of saffron is desirable in the export sector, added:However, weaknesses continue to exist, including the possession of small amounts of cash can be noted for exporters.
She shipping cost as a problem in the field of export saffron and said:Saffron is carried by air transport is free and its value to the dollar and also due to the volume of saffron packaging, shipping cost is high.
Miri said that in the past, the prize was given to exporters pay the shipping cost was one of relief, said:We do not claim the prize but easier to sell saffron need to have prompt global marketing.
He said Iran saffron prestigious brands in the world and despite being the world’s first producers of saffron, saffron market Europe is in Spain. A larger share of the market should be able to take the actions necessary for the adequate protection of the exporters.
Referring going to pass a comprehensive plan saffron as one of the biggest actions in support of this product, noted:Unfortunately, despite the lapse of two years from the approval of Parliament is still not considered a budget for its implementation.
He added that a comprehensive plan is not a one-dimensional saffron and saffron production to export all the steps it has taken and If funding can be a good help to export the product and finding a niche in the global markets have.
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