Why is there no fixed price for saffron?
In recent weeks, the saffron market has become inflamed and has experienced unprecedented price rises. This increase has been to some extent, according to Gholamreza Miri, the head of the trade union, during the past 40 days, 50 thousand tomans per day for the price of one kilogram of saffron in the Mashhad market has been added.
He said the price of saffron rose by 40 percent on April 20, after which the price of this product went up every day in Mashhad, so that over two hundred million dollars were added to the rate per kilogram of saffron over the past 40 days.
Patrol in Saffron market in Tehran shows that the market has not suffered from this price increase. According to salesmen, in the past two months, its price has increased from as much as $ 26,000 to $ 30,000 to ascah 30,000 to 34,000 tomans.
what is the reason?
Al-Husseini, a member of the Saffron National Council, confirmed with the confirmation that the price of saffron has risen to two million tomans, said: “Unfortunately, some profiteers and opportunists who seek their own interests, by creating a false sense that saffron is in a low market, Their personal interests are upsetting the market.
He also said: as a result of the measures, this time, the khayyah saffron is sold for seven million USD and Sahgali up to 35 thousand USD.
Member of Saffron National Council added: “The atmosphere is due to the fact that we have enough saffron in the country; as in 1992, about 300 tons and some 93 tons of saffron were produced in the country. Meanwhile, in the year 93, only 140 tons of exports were made, and in addition to the consumption and export of saffron, we also had a surplus of saffron in the country.
Hosseini said: “We still sell saffron last year in Iran. And our prediction is that in the new year, which we harvest saffron from November, we will have about 300 tons of saffron production, and this situation indicates that saffron production in Iran is high and false atmosphere is created. Is.
He said: “Of course, now we’ve been reduced to a few weeks before the inflammation of the market, but we have not seen any noticeable decline in prices yet.”
source: khabaronline /ir
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