Spain and the UAE use Iranian bulk saffron
Spain and the UAE are among the top customers of Iranian saffron exports by buying 50% of Iranian saffron, which they export to other countries after making changes in packaging and some quality.
Farzad Saharkhiz, a member of the board of directors of the Youth House of Industry, Mining and Commerce, said: Spain buys Iranian saffron in bulk and after repackaging it exports it as Spanish saffron . That is why Spain is known as the largest exporter of saffron in the world.
He added: The UAE also buys Iranian saffron on a daily and weekly basis by non-professional traders and traders, and after mixing it with impurities, mainly with Iranian packaging and even with the Iranian standard mark, saffron is mixed and substandard to the countries of the region. Sells Persian Gulf, Africa and China.
A member of the board of directors of the House of Industry, Mining and Youth Trade, noting that China is the largest buyer of Iranian bulk saffron after Spain and the UAE, added: Afghanistan is another customer of Iranian bulk saffron, which is considered as Iran’s future competitor. Afghanistan has started trading saffron in the world by buying saffron from Iran and selling it as Afghan saffron.
He also considered Saudi Arabia and Qatar as the main buyers of Iranian packaged saffron and said: People in Arab countries are familiar with the quality of Iranian saffron due to frequent travel to Iran and their desire to buy this product is increasing day by day compared to Spanish saffron.
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