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How much saffron is exported from Iran?

According to the reporters market group, Hasan Khudoghi told reporters on the sidelines of the cement greenhouse futures contract and the Traders’ Exchange in Mashhad, adding that the cultivated area of ​​saffron is estimated to be about 85,000 hectares.

He added that the estimated production of this product last year was about 311 tons, up from 20% year-on-year.

In addition, production performance per unit area increased slightly from 3,2 kg / ha to 3,7 kg / ha, Khadoghi said.

He said: 80 percent of the cultivated land and the country’s saffron production is from Khorasan Razavi, after which Southern Khorasan comes second with 55 percent of the country’s production.

According to him, Iran’s share of 311 tons of the world’s total saffron production, which is 331 tons, is 94 percent, while other countries produce 20 tons of saffron.

The official added: “If the prices are clear, competitors can not easily enter the market and take it out of our hands.

Referring to the volume of exports of this product in the year, he said, last year, 137 tons of saffron worth over $ 200 million were exported from the country, which indicates the good value of this product.

The value added of saffron depends on the national brand

Khadangi added: “This added value will mean that the processing and packaging of this product will be more serious in the form of a national brand.

He announced the major packaging and processing units of this product in the provinces of Khorasan Razavi and South and said: 390 units in Khorasan Razavi and 18 other units in South Khorasan, whose total nominal capacity of processing and packing more than 400 tons The product is in the year.

Referring to the adoption of this product on the stock exchange and its cash transactions, Khadghi said, entering it into the discussion of futures may also be effective in organizing its market and eliminating and reducing the involvement of brokers and brokers.

Head of the Department of Agriculture, Ornamental Plants and Medicinal Plants of the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture on the comprehensive plan for saffron organization said: “We are seeking to see the cost of organizing the plan over the years.

He said that last year, due to the lack of special credit for the master plan, 610 billion Rials of working capital were allocated to Khorasan Razavi, with 140 billion rials given to South Khorasan.

Khadangi added that two billion rials were donated to Khorasan Razavi and one billion rials to South Khorasan from the state subsidy credits this year to be spent on improving the production of this product.

He concluded at the end of the follow-up to the International Code of Saffron on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the meeting of the International Code of Conduct of International Criminology, adding that the investigations are ongoing and we hope to agree.

source: yjc /ir