Refusal of saffron growers in North Khorasan to distribute saffron
The director of horticultural affairs of the North Khorasan Jihad Agricultural Organization said: a number of saffron growers in the province refused to distribute saffron.
Mohammad Ali Sharikian, pointing out that the harvest of saffron in the province has ended, said: Because the selling price of saffron in the summer of this year was seven million and 500 thousand tomans per kilo, a number of saffron growers preferred to produce their own saffron for now. Do not offer in order to increase prices.
He added: The area under saffron cultivation in North Khorasan has been 590 hectares and we have managed to harvest three tons of crops.
The amount of saffron harvest in the province has increased by 12% this year. The selling price of saffron in the early days of harvest was 4 million and 400 thousand tomans per kilogram, which in the last days has reached 5 million and 520 thousand tomans.
The official pointed out that there is no saffron packaging and processing unit in the province, and said: All saffron produced in the province goes to Khorasan Razavi and is sold there.
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