The world needs 300 tons of Iranian saffron
“The world needs 300 tons of Iranian saffron” was a market estimate, not a measured annual requirement. In the archived interview, National Saffron Council member ... Read More...
Saffron production in Iran: Hamadan, Markazi and Khorasan
Historical reports show very different production scales across Hamadan, Markazi and Khorasan. Saffron production in Iran extends beyond the best-known fields of Khorasan. Historical agricultural ... Read More...
Iranian saffron is the largest consumer, African unidentified red gold
Iran was described as the world’s largest saffron consumer in an archived National Saffron Council interview, while some African markets—Ghana was the example—were said to ... Read More...
Iranian Saffron Prices: Brokers, Exports and Farmer Returns
Iranian saffron prices did not follow one simple pattern in the historical market reports collected here. One Ramadan period brought a 5% rise as seasonal ... Read More...
40 million Chinese per kilo profit from the sale of Iranian saffron!
The claim that Chinese sellers made “40 million” on every kilogram of Iranian saffron came from a historical comparison between an Iranian wholesale transaction and ... Read More...
When the vendor saffron exporters are!
When the vendor saffron exporters are! preserves an odd translation of Farshid Manouchehri’s criticism of unstable export policy. His comparison was to a street vendor ... Read More...
172 kg of saffron in this province this year
172 kg of saffron in this province this year was a forecast for Hamedan, not a current production figure. Rahimi Bayat, then a horticulture official ... Read More...
Farmers trying to inflate the bulk export saffron
Farmers trying to inflate the bulk export saffron is a mistranslated headline for a warning about value leaving the farm. Mohammad Esmaeilnia, then identified as ... Read More...
Saffron exports increased 19 percent over the past three months
Saffron exports increased 19 percent over a three-month period after export duties were removed for packs of up to 30 grams, according to a South ... Read More...
60 million dollar export saffron to 44 countries
60 million dollar export saffron to 44 countries records a four-month Iranian customs snapshot from 2015. It does not describe current trade, and it does ... Read More...