15 % increase production saffron / America is the largest customer

Member of the National Council of saffron, an increase of about 15 % of saffron production in the country, and said, despite the fact that the US after years of about 15 recently Iranian saffron customers . The country has many Iranian saffron brand trust and with regard to the  50 – 60 tonnes of saffron consumption in the country , America ‘s largest customer saffron Iran soon .
Ali Hosseini in conversation with Isna news agency , he said, with a view to sown amounted to 90 thousand hectares saffron in the country . In Khorasan province , Rizvi and South is fragmented and picked up by an average of 3.5 – 4 saffron kg per hectare , saffron production is expected this year to the 400 tons in which case for exporting 300 tons targeted and planning .
he said, referring to the approach of the harvest season, saffron to about 20 added: ” What happened next day as accessible goal in the promotion of quantitative and qualitative saffron production in reaching the harvest an average of 10 kg in or a g per square meters and while many producers to 3 4 g per square metre Growing saffron harvest , should manage to set can be targeted .
Hossaini continued: “ If the production and marketing of saffron managed in the coming years , an increase of 10 percent year saffron certainly a future for this will not be and Iran as well as Spain to his position to another country, Iranian and saffron , at the very least .
Member of the National Council for saffron also discussed the situation banks and exchange , ” said situation and banking agreements for monetary transactions carried out but still exporters in the transfer of their money from a foreign country to Iran , and in the meantime brokers, exporters to capture their national interests and playing in his favour .