What are the most important challenges facing saffron exports?
The liaison of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Spain stated that South Khorasan As the easternmost province can Canal and corridor for export and import and communication between Spain and Afghanistan, said: Lack of knowledge of the destination market, lack of currency from exports And sharp fluctuations in currency prices are among the challenges facing saffron exports.
Damon Afkari, today in the joint meeting of the specialized commissions of Birjand Chamber of Commerce Regarding the familiarity of the province’s economic activists with the Spanish market, he stated: During this trip, we put new goods in the export basket.
He stated that consulting to Iranian companies in exports is one of the missions of Persianol Company, adding: Spain has rich historical and cultural monuments And with a very favorable climate in the Nordic countries And its economy is based more on service delivery.
He stated: The production of Spanish industry in 2019 is more than 421 billion dollars 70% of these products In the food and beverage sector, coal, refined petroleum products, Chemical and pharmaceutical products, transportation equipment and metal products.
Afkari continued: Spain’s imports in 2019 were more than 378 billion dollars And the highest volume of imports with 13.78% in mineral fuels, Oils and products have been distilled.
He said: Iran’s share in Spanish exports in 2019 was two hundred percent and China and Asian countries account for 21.7 percent of Spain’s total imports.
The liaison of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Spain stated: The value of Spanish saffron exports was about $ 47 million, equivalent to 287 tons, and the value of its imports was about $ 32 million, equivalent to 54 tons, of which 44 tons were from Iran.
He pointed out: Lack of knowledge of the destination market, lack of timely delivery of goods, non-compliance with international standards and tests and communication language, lack of currency from exports, sharp fluctuations in currency prices and instability of saffron prices are some of the challenges facing the export of this product. .
Afkari said: Packaging in Spain under an internationally registered brand, having an inventory to reduce delivery time and having a financial mechanism to receive money are among the existing offers for saffron exports.
He said that the volume of medicinal plants in 2019 was about $ 96 million worth 25,000 tons, adding: Medicinal plants of South Khorasan should be introduced to other countries.
The liaison of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Spain stated: Introducing the positions and trade relations between Spain and Iran with the priority of the eastern provinces, especially South Khorasan, was one of the goals of the trip to this province.
He stated: In the form of holding a joint meeting with economic activists of Birjand Chamber of Commerce, we tried to study the common points of Spanish imports and adapt them to the goods available in the eastern provinces, especially South Khorasan.
He said: Knowledge-based companies can access the Spanish market, now the agency of the Vice President for Science and Technology has been set up in Spain and financial support is provided to knowledge-based companies.
Alireza Khamehzar, head of the Birjand Chamber of Commerce Export Commission, also said: South Khorasan serves more than a third of Iran’s exports to Afghanistan.
He said: South Khorasan is a good opportunity to enter Afghanistan.
Zafarnia, Deputy Minister of Customs of South Khorasan, also stated in this meeting: The total export goods through the customs of the province in terms of value in the first four months of this year was 186 million and 113 thousand dollars and in terms of weight is one million and 49 tons.
He added: This amount of exports has increased by 98% in terms of value and 43% in terms of weight compared to the same period last year.
He stated that the total export of saffron in the country last year was 275 tons, of which 166 tons were exported to Spain, noting that at the beginning of this year, 1,573 items of export declarations worth 35 million 648 thousand 138 dollars and weighing A total of 473,407 tons have been set.
Get Social