News about the cheapening of Iranian saffron in the world
A member of the board of the chairman of the National Saffron Council announced If we can not supply the Iranian saffron market And export the product in the domestic market precipitates And we will face a reduction in prices.
Ali Hosseini, stating that more than 110,000 hectares are under saffron cultivation And it is predicted that more than 400 tons of saffron will be harvested, he said: We predicted last year More than 450 tons of saffron production But the statistics published by the Ministry of Jihad for Agriculture were about 430 tons.
He added: November is the harvest season of saffron And it usually happens in some places of rain or cold during this month. That’s why last year of
Saffron flower was destroyed due to rain And because of this, the harvest of saffron decreased.
Member of the Board of the President of the National Saffron Council By stating that saffron products in Iran Has increased in recent decades, he said. In the 60’s, perhaps the production of Iranian saffron was about 30 tons But now this amount has increased And has reached more than 400 tons.
Hosseini further clarified: most of the saffron is exported, Because this product is export-oriented. Share of domestic consumption It is a minimum of 10% and a maximum of 20% of production and a share of exports of 80 to 90%.
About 50 countries are also our export target Our main buyers are Hong Kong, UAE, Spain, Germany, France, Italy and Vietnam Among these countries, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Spain are the main buyers.
Noting that Hong Kong buys Iranian saffron for China, he said: Because China has imposed heavy tariffs on Iranian saffron Iranian saffron is first taken to the Ganges Regiment And then smuggled into China; So it can be said that 60 to 70 tons of Iranian saffron goes to China indirectly annually
And no action is taken. Of course, the Indian markets are the same; So that Iranian saffron first goes to Afghanistan and the UAE And then emerges from the Indian market. Because India has also imposed heavy tariffs on Iranian saffron.
According to him, more than half of Iran’s saffron exports to these two countries are China and India. Exports that unfortunately go to the smugglers
And it does not benefit the farmers. Even Chinese brokers roam the villages of Iran And they buy saffron. Nowhere in the world is this business model popular.
Member of the Presidium of the National Saffron Council Expressing that Khorasan Razavi and South Khorasan are the main producers of saffron in Iran, he said: These two provinces are the main producers of saffron In addition, saffron is produced in 20 other provinces.
Hosseini said in another part of his speech: If the markets for buying Iranian saffron in the world are not supplied The product is deposited in the domestic market and we will face a decrease in price. Our forecast is that if the export process is slow and does not accelerate And the situation we are currently facing continues, The price of saffron will be cheaper.
In the end, he said: Currently, the price of saffron is at least 6 million to a maximum of 10 million tomans Which is predicted Prices will continue to fall as this trend continues.
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