Iranian saffron re – exports from Afghanistan

according to the Taraz , Muhammad Ali tahmasbi uncertainty about the market place in the world for Iranian saffron production in Afghanistan , according to comment said exporters, China and India to import tariff saffron from Iran, more than 30 per cent in Afghanistan but saffron without tariff ( zero tariff )to these countries .
He stressed, though Afghanistan in the production of saffron supported by the European countries such as China and India and Netherlands also is located in the total cultivated area this product , but in Afghanistan is low and concern on the competition with Iran over Afghanistan saffron crop .
he noted that the re – export saffron from Afghanistan all this product exports ‘ revenues to the Afghans that it can continue to harm Iran product exports .
He about the quality of saffron Iranian in comparison with the Afghans , ” he said that despite the saffron cultivation figure in Iran is similar to the Afghan figure , but due to the weather conditions ( temperature difference special day and night, the coastal ) saffron Iran in terms of color, smell and taste of higher quality in the world .
* 360 tonnes of saffron production forecast this year
Deputy Minister of gardening saffron production this year 360 tonnes predicted and said Iranian saffron in terms of taste and odour in the world , is unique and many fans.
He added: “ Last year 351 tonnes of saffron production in the country , according to statistics from the customs of the Islamic Republic of Iran 113.5 tons at a value of $ 165 million in the target countries .
tahmasbi continued. Meanwhile, part of the Iranian saffron, in the form of a suitcase and smuggling is out of the country .
He said : According to the statistics of the first five months of this year to August this year, 54 tonnes of saffron worth more than US $ 79 million dollars .
tahmasbi attributed the increase in the production of saffron in this year’s weather conditions and reduce the drought and heat as compared to last year .
deputy minister of  , one of the major problems saffron Iran ‘s exports of bulk of this product and a lack of export – oriented brands and added, now a significant part of saffron bulk Iran to Spain because the country is among the countries with the standard of the World Trade Organization (WTO ) that can be saffron with European standard brands to sell their own customers .
* for about 30 million per kilogram fetches
Vice – Minister  on the price of saffron also in the market , said the cost of producing  saffron between 25 in Iran to 30 million riyals ( 2.5 to 3 million ) but saffron bloom and stones at a price of 65 million riyals ($ 6.5 million )to the domestic market and exportation or .
He saffron harvest season and October , continued due to economic conditions , some farmers had to before the sale of these products are in the harvest season, which eventually with sell their product .
tahmasbi added that the group of farmers who have good economic situation , to keep the product and its supply after , saffron harvest season, with prices on the market .
He stated that in some cases brokers and intermediary in expensive season and bargain the product and then in the market supply of saffron sometimes caused the balance in the market that this would be in favour of producers and consumers .
Last year in a total of 351 people saffron in the total cultivated area 95 thousand and 125 hectares in 23 province , which was 95 % of the production of these products related to two of Khorasan province Rizvi , four percent of the South and the related to Fars province and one percent of the related to Esfahan , Kerman and North Khorasan Yazd .
saffron plant scientific name ( Crocus sativus ) from the  ; genus saffron today is that the spree and some European pharmaceutical companies as antidepressant use.
saffron plant and several – year – old 10 30 cm height to which it has 6 flowers purple petals and, in some  scarlet or purple .
through the leaves, flowering stem out to one to three goals . 3 flowers with flags and a pistil leading to a three – pronged to a red color . the use of the plant , the end of a three – pronged  and cream is saffron is famous, and with the perfumed scent with a bitter taste .
saffron depending on the type of four gem cutting form , the bloom of straw , and the market , which is the lowest possible cost saffron related to handle it.