Initiation of saffron crop removal in the country
Ali Saezani, a member of the Saffron National Council, said in a conversation with the reporter of the industry, trade and agriculture group of the young journalists’ club on saffron harvesting: “Saffron harvesting has begun in cold regions and mass harvesting has been culminating with the flowering of the product since the 10th of November.” To come
He predicted the production situation, saying: Most manufacturers predict that this year, given the relative state of the farms, production is more favorable than last year.
Hosseini continued: According to the Ministry of Agriculture, over 90,000 hectares will be cultivated in two provinces of Razavi and South Khorasan provinces, and an average production of 3.7kg / ha will reach 350 tons this year.
A member of the Saffron National Council, referring to the price situation on the threshold of harvest season, said: “In the current situation, prices are relatively stable, and the rate of each kilogram of product can be reduced by one million tomans in comparison to the previous 40 days.”
He said that, as long as the new saffron is not marketed to the market, it’s impossible to assess the price situation, adding: “Given the fact that we have the world’s leading position in the production of this product, we expect that the rate will reach the figure that is for the producer And the buyer is economical because, in the event of astronomical price, we lose target markets.
Hosseini said price volatility at the same time as the mass harvesting of the product: Price fluctuations in the harvest season are not related to this year and last year, but each year, during the harvesting season, prices are reduced, and thus, dealers enter the realm and drop the product in Their homes create tensions and instability in the market, which we expect to be unsafe with the proper arrangements of the brokers and to keep the trend open.
source: yjc /ir
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