Prosperity Of Iranian saffron trade

Prosperity Of Iranian saffron trade

Saffron, which costs $ 65 per gram of high quality, in fact, gold is more expensive and laborious method of picking worth it because it still remains high.

According to the American news network CNN Mazndasnaf the Introduction The report said Iranian saffron is the undisputed capital of the world, dating back 3,000 years. It generates more than 90 percent of the 250 tons of saffron are produced annually in the world.

But Iranian saffron trade has become more difficult in recent years, and international sanctions to prevent Iran from pursuing its nuclear program have been imposed, blocking access to the lucrative markets of Europe, America and Canada, because companies and Iranian banks access the global financial system have been denied.

CNN The report quoted the cleric M., CEO of Saffron cleric in Khurasan (province which generates more than 70 percent of Fran Iran) wrote: We do not use banks. We need the private courier expensive and we will communicate directly with customers and trust and that couriers are often scams.

Iranian companies to circumvent banking restrictions have turned to barter economy and, in this way, Chinese and Hindi partners with the most money the consumer goods and food products pay.

But despite these difficulties the company has been able to carry out its activities in the spiritual Saffron new markets in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East continue monthly export 50 kilograms of saffron. According to the National Council of Iranian saffron, saffron industry’s total exports in 2014 grew to a total of 36% of the price per kilo of saffron, with a slight increase, to 2,000 dollars.

Ali Sheikh, representative of Iran Hassos and a founding member of the British Chamber of Commerce in this regard, he said: Merchants are very intelligent, and when a door closes, a window sign. None of the traditional goods such as saffron and pistachio are left in the hands of the merchant and the demand is much greater than the supply.

He added that although the company has more than seven million dollars in annual sales in Britain but lost $ 48 million turnover in 2014 was to maintain the same level of sanctions.

According to the report, Iranian businessmen through intermediaries in countries such as the UAE continues to be Bashndkh access to Western markets, however, objected to this method, the reinforcement of its competitors.

However, Iranian saffron producers believe that the quality Iranian saffron Supreme will keep its position as the gold standard.

Iranian saffron industry is also seeking to expand through new technologies and applications such as medical treatment. Iran’s government in order to increase production, plans to encourage new areas to grow it has announced.

According to the report, even if international sanctions against Iran are lifted, a new problem is the rising price of saffron. Western companies to invest in new markets and assets of saffron have a high value will line up.

In such a scenario Iranian businessmen wage flexibility to take tough sanctions.