In March of this year for several times Torbat saffron strands were traded on the Iran Mercantile Exchange and supply.
This is despite the fact that in recent months some activists and experts to increase the supply of saffron in the inner chambers and Iran’s Mercantile Exchange’s export supply and is said to settle down and take the time to trade this product. But the actual supply and export of saffron in the inner chambers of commodity exchange is a necessity?
According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Hussein Abdi, an analyst with market capitalization News Agency in an article that laid Reason why the proposal to launch this product in stock goods and the dangers that threaten it stated that follows:
Act One, said Iranian saffron cultivated area over 78 hectares and produce 261 tons, more than 92 percent of the world’s saffron production is first place. This product exports in 91 years with more than 139 tons, the equivalent of 419 million dollars for the country’s exchange technology.
Act II: International Institute of taste and quality tests, winning in 2013 the world’s best saffron for the first time that Afghan saffron. Spain also produce less than a ton of saffron, 50 tons of the product to be packed exported to American and European countries, it should be noted, much of Iran’s exports to Spain.
Fundamental question: how the volume of production and the once famous Iranian saffron Afghan saffron best saffron in the world? And how Spain with production of less than one tonne of saffron, is a global brand?
Problems that are of national and international agriculture and pleads with them, is not limited to Saffron Many agricultural products are subject to. Many conditions may be justified agricultural products in different forms, but no doubt any excuse for that saffron is facing disaster, only reflects the weakness of economic management in the field of agriculture.
Product market where we are now competitive advantage it has over 90% of production are in the hands of countries such as Afghanistan, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Turkey, India, UAE and China and by generating less than 10% this branding have willingly prices up and down, ie, a product of Iran’s trade in non-Iranians.
We not only have failed to be successful in this business, but now we are faced with the risk of increased other countries. To be sure, the problems and the way out of the situation said, “There are numerous practical solution” is provided.
A serious threat to the saffron provided, including unsanitary and non-organic saffron production, increased production costs, lack of genetic records of saffron, the emergence of new foreign commercial competitors, price volatility and sharp fluctuations in the price of saffron, the presence of similar products by name Iranian saffron, unhealthy competition and the emergence of competitors traders and exporters of foreign production.
The proposed measures also include: the creation of an independent organization for saffron, supply Iran Mercantile Exchange, the implementation of the insurance income for the producers of saffron, reduce production costs, allocation and direction finding Ratings agricultural issues and increase soil organic matter , effective advertising to increase domestic consumption, strong support from the pharmaceutical industry saffron, build management and deployment mandatory HACCP and purchase agreement with the saffron strict enforcement mechanisms.
As can be inferred from the problems and solutions, the sides of the triangle sustainability of agricultural production, including production, processing and trade of these three if they can operate in parallel to each other can be effective.
Afghanistan managed in different ways to put a foot in the realization of the stability triangle. The country is relying on the creation and launch of the project Ralph (Saffron cultivation in Afghanistan) has been launched by a US company, in order to accomplish this are raised. The project has two objectives: first, to replace the Afghan brand of saffron in the world and second, the presence of power and direct communication with the trade in America and Europe.
According to ‘Abdul Ghoryaei’, please spread the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Afghanistan is one of the producers of saffron, onion, saffron Iran are smuggled into the country. This is so important that we can guarantee the quality for them .
On the other hand, to help the Afghan government 35 percent of the poppy fields by farmers to grow saffron is gone. US companies and the UAE is investing heavily in the field of agriculture and production of saffron is due in 25 provinces of Afghanistan. This is just one of the activities of our competitors in manufacturing, dairy products and trade saffron; I read his detailed narration of this survey.
what should we do?
Saffron custodians of the country has been able to produce relatively good performance in the show, but unfortunately in the field of trade and There is a good report card business, a business that should be based on supply and demand and price discovery, transparent, reasonable and fair to branding, standardization and quality assurance are.
This has been possible in the world through commodity exchanges. According to WTO rules, each country where 58 percent of industrial or commercial production of a specific product and To world markets could have the right stock and the right policy international production, experts Prices, marketing and system monitoring technology is world-class products.
Canada produces 79 million tons of wheat as one of the world’s biggest producer of wheat, wheat international exchange in order to control the price of this strategic product is built. The state of this stock is also used as a political tool and is influential in political developments in some countries.
Kazakhstan produced 34 million tons of barley, oats as one of the largest known in the world. It had the atmosphere of international exchange and In covering politics for the production of barley in many other areas of production, such as forage crops imported and Directly prompted buyers to purchase a second product with the atmosphere. Indonesian palm oil in China in the field of exchange of medicinal herbs, maize and fodder in America, and Brazil in the flesh this policy through commodity exchanges have imposed.
Thus, due to the uniqueness of Iran in the field of production and supply of saffron and weakness in the commercial sector, be sure this product will be available through the Iran Mercantile Exchange. No doubt this is due to our traditional agriculture and trade even difficult at first, but If you want the benefits of this patented product is the perfect pocket Iranian farmers go and see the future in the hands of countries such as Afghanistan, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Turkey, India, UAE and China should not be left foot on the field.
“The standard of the saffron produced in”, “price transparency”, “reducing the number of intermediaries and speculators in the market some”, “prevent fraud in the trade of saffron“, “branding Iranian saffron“, “focus on business in the global arena”, “development investment and financial market development and logical flow of money in this cycle “and” strengthen and improve the efficiency of product distribution network “part of the Saffron market benefits that can be won through the Iran Mercantile Exchange, the benefits that can solve basic problems of Iranian saffron market.
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