A member of the National Council of Saffron said speculators SMS with scandals, have agitated saffron market and pushing prices to 700 dollars per kilogram of this product are the last two months.
Ali Hosseini said in an interview with ISNA: In April this year, about 9 tons of saffron were exported to 45 different countries is worth about $ 1,800 over the previous year increased by 29 percent.
He added that speculators SMS with the scandals, the market turbulence and have created a false atmosphere and have caused the price of this product increased during the last two months more than 700 thousand dollars,Because in March, about four million 600 thousand USD per kilogram of saffron was Currently this product is the price per kilo is offered five million and 300 thousand dollars in the domestic market.
The member of the National Council of saffron continued: those who have no role in the production and export of saffron and do not know what to do with your huge money into the market and SMS saffron and saffron Tabloids did not make the false atmosphere and cause will increase its price in the domestic market. Suspended in the atmosphere, the issuer, which must deliver the goods on time meet its foreign customers to buy the product at prices higher than the dealers.
Gains overnight, dealers more profitable farmers a lifetime
He added that in such circumstances the money into the pockets of speculators overnight that manufacturers and exporters of saffron in a life they can enjoy such benefits.
Hosseini said, according to the market turmoil and rising prices the export of saffron is faced with disorder and To be confronted with a significant decline compared to last year.
Saffron National Council member said that such enormous profits brokers are the ones who saffron bulbs to buy and to sell Afghans for cultivation of saffron and compete with Iran And there is no one tool that would deal with them, but Seems to have the situation properly managed;So that a set of association and the right to decide to Funds and speculators saffron windfall profits fails to disrupt the economy of the province and the country.
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