Saffron deflation in July

Saffron deflation in July

The head of Khorasan Razavi Saffron Exporters Union of saffron market decline reported in August.

GH die in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) – Khorasan region, on the export of saffron in the province, said the export value of Mashhad quarter of this year 34 people and 287 kg at a rate of 150 million dollars compared with export 31 tons and 211 kilograms a year earlier, the rate was $ 44 million and 600 million, a growth of 10.5 percent seen.


He saffron on how to improve the situation in the market the past few months, said roughly from the beginning of July, prices fell and the relative stability prevailing in the market and did not increase.

He said that according to forecasts from the beginning of August to reduce the price today, but the market is stagnating, because the prices of domestic and foreign consumers faced with fear and will take time.

Miri continued, noting that manufacturers now have saffron and saffron are the middlemen, said exporters saffron saffron farmers bought during March and April, but since the dealers had, unfortunately, saffron and saffron buy from dealers and homemade saffron bought and taken home, done and there is no control in this regard.

Go on the market situation of supply and demand, he said, now almost balanced supply and demand.

Khorasan Razavi Saffron Exporters Union Chairman of the foreign demand and export situation and said: June 94, a decrease of 25% compared to June last year were exports and 41 percent of export growth, while in May the face We, unfortunately, the prices have been reduced by 25% in August.

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Miri said investments and efforts made in this area with some dealers fail and we have to drop companies that invest and we have many expenses, but leave the work force. As well as the need to create jobs and entrepreneurial sense.

The head of Khorasan Razavi Saffron Exporters Union said 3 months to harvest saffron opportunity and need in the short term remains to be considering proposals to regulate saffron market.

He added that it is necessary to act in a way that producers know what’s going to be bought and not face a sudden drop in prices and exporters, despite fluctuations and contract negotiations are not with saffron.

He added that none of the parties and their plans to work together with the risks taken, said the cooperation of the authorities in this area need to for the patented product in the world has tried and facilities with a view to profit , the issuers in order to make this product management and operation of the product and avoid fruits of the farmer and exporter.

Miri said to provide facilities to export organizations can buy the part of the saffron harvest in its possession, market regulation and the challenges created by speculators avoid fluctuations and may contract with the buyer Package and security caused saffron market.

Finally he pointed out that this exclusive strategic product of great importance in the world, said it is necessary for the product to be a lot of effort and allow farmers and exporters to steal the product of labor.