Saffron is a member of the National Council of saffron production dropped by 30 percent last year and said: It averages 6.5 million kg in the world market.
Ali Hosseini said in an interview with ISNA, along with 210 tons of saffron production last year, he said, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, more than 80 thousand hectares of cultivated land in South Khorasan and Khorasan Razavi Saffron went to the production of this product in the past year more than 210 tons and this amount over the previous year fell by about 30 percent.
He added that this shows that the average production rate was 2.6 kg per hectare yield of saffron. While if we can with some degree of performance of this product per unit area to increase four kilograms more than 320 tons of saffron is produced.
Saffron is a member of the National Assembly continued despite the beginning of last year we were faced with problems in the field of export restrictions in terms of packaging, the song was growing exports in the second half of last year and continued until the end of this year.
Hosseini said that if the do not find dealers to export and market entry and saffron Can not cause disruption to the market next year it was hoped, said:Although saffron production has decreased compared to previous years, but the average production rate exceeds the capacity of these products have been exported, because Other than that year was exported 200 tons of saffron,The annual average export of saffron per year to 150 130 tonnes the amount of production and Exports to the whole world needs is parity.
Iranian saffron domestic and global prices last year
Saffron is also a member of the National Council on the price of the product last year, said the high cost of saffron is still no one to compete with Iran. Domestic price of saffron in the past year between four to five million and 800 thousand dollars depending on the quality and the market situation is different.
He pointed out that the current price of saffron in the domestic market and 500 thousand USD four million to five million and 500 thousand dollars, said now every kilogram of saffron in global markets on average 1,800 to $ 2,000 (an average of about six million 500 thousand USD) traded.
Saffron National Council member said: The greatest strength of saffron in the past year was that the highest quality product in the world in the production and supply to world markets, but Saffron industry’s biggest weakness destructive competition with other businessmen overnight the most damage to the stability of the real price And more added value for saffron Iran.
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