Iranian saffron production of global consumption
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 product, this year’s production and exchange technology strategic to about 350 tons more than consumption the authorities should think and plan 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 rate is higher than the global consumption of saffron and officials need to organize production and market strategy, and think it will boost consumer.
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 officials should consider that in this area have specific budgets allocated to research in this area 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: now 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 proposals will be met and if it’s important to say that the producers of saffron production costs cut in half and can in this way and increase the supply taking it we are also increasing in the world.
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