production forecast 360 tonnes of saffron / 15 % increase in exports in the first seven months of this year

 

Sayed Mohammad kiyaee said last year from 94 thousand hectares sown about 351 tonnes of saffron production .
He average performance saffron countries in years 94 about 3.8 kg per hectare , stated that while the saffron a working prototype at last year’s 34 kg per hectare harvest this crop .
kiyaee said that two of Khorasan province Razavi and South 95 percent of the level of saffron cultivation and production in 94 year , pointed out in Khorasan Rizvi 75 thousand hectares of the level of 280 tons of South and Khorasan 15 thousand hectares of 94 tons of saffron harvest .
He added that 14 percent of the product in North Khorasan province , Yazd in Isfahan last year and Kerman .
director of the General Office and greenhouses , medicinal fungus affairs undersecretary gardening said saffron harvest this year in the cooler than the middle to seal semi – Azar in the warmer areas continues.
He also on the increase of exports and seven months of this year , ” he said at the time of saffron 66.1 tons at a value of $ 96.7 million exported exports 57.4 tons of the first seven months of the year before its weight 15 percent and 14 percent increase value .
kiyaee noted that over the past year, 114 people in total exports to the value of saffron 165 million dollars .
He went on to say : this product quality with Iranian exports to countries such as China, Australia , Spain , Japan, the United States and South Africa .
Kayani said that the standard of producing saffron bulbs Research Institute in cooperation with the registration certificate and seeds and seedlings agriculture at the Ministry of Jihad , announced : Onion standard with the aim of farmers ‘ access to proper onions , large and high – quality and performance in order to increase .
He added: “ with the formulation of the standard and bulbs , production units in areas prone to launch the need to supply the provinces .
director of the General Office and greenhouses , medicinal fungus affairs undersecretary gardening stated : per hectare lands to an average of 5 tonnes of saffron bulbs .
He planting onions 8 weight for high performance – enhancing economic and technical production .
kiyaee went on to the national plan ” to improve production, processing, distribution and exports of saffron ” in years 91 was prepared , ” he said, noting the project due to lack of finance implemented, and we hope this year , and with the approval of the plan to provide credit in the next year .
He said that for the development of export production chains working group on the Ministry of Agricultural Jahad Chamber of Commerce , confirmed, the working group of producers, exporters and coalitions, public sector and the working group on the issue of supply chain from the beginning to the end of the distribution and exports and observing the product is planning .
kiyaee Meanwhile on development in the field of mechanization and the poppy crop emphasized and stated : Currently most saffron harvest is done manually in the country , and we ‘re going with the entry of new machinery , پیازکار clippings and surat saffron bulbs , mechanization in this sector .
He about the National Fund saffron specialized in last year’s preparation and approved confirmed, with 49 percent share of the government, the fund will start working .
kiyaee provide at least 25 billion thuman by the government to do a good figure for the start of the National Fund as specialized saffron .
He stressed that the capital of the fund as capital and lending interest with about 4 % inhabited by members will be in when needs money, forced to sell saffron , thus eliminating middlemen , in addition to the value and cost of this will be the product .