Growth of several percent of Iranian saffron
An old Iranian saffron market report predicted growth, but “several percent” referred to more than one measure. It mentioned a possible 30% production increase and ... Read More...
Buying and selling safflower flowers instead of saffron in Ilam
A warning from Ilam concerned safflower flowers being packaged and sold as saffron. The problem was not safflower itself, which is a legitimate plant and ... Read More...
South Khorasan Saffron Harvest: Timing, Output and Qain
The South Khorasan saffron harvest starts in scattered fields before building toward a mid-November peak and can continue into December. Two historical provincial reports describe ... Read More...
The added value of saffron is more than wheat
Saffron can create more value from a small cultivated area than wheat, but the comparison needs care. A high price per kilogram is only one ... Read More...
Mahneshan Saffron Harvest: Growth from 4.2 to 17 Hectares
The Mahneshan saffron harvest expanded from an early reported 4.2 hectares to 17 hectares in a later local update. That later account recorded 45 kg ... Read More...
woman of Lorestan who makes red gold (saffron) from soil
Kobra Alipouri was introduced as a pioneering saffron-growing woman in Kuhdasht, Lorestan, after she raised a small greenhouse crop and sold its “red gold” locally. ... Read More...
Ahar Saffron Cultivation: Corm Planting, 13 Hectares and Yield
Ahar's reports describe a small but expanding saffron programme, with corm planting, local guidance and careful yield records at its centre. Ahar saffron cultivation grew ... Read More...
A plant with many properties that is used instead of saffron
The plant used instead of saffron is safflower, Carthamus tinctorius, also known in parts of Iran as kajireh. Its coloured florets can be used as ... Read More...
17% growth of saffron cultivation area in West Azerbaijan
West Azerbaijan's saffron cultivation area grew from 48 to about 56 hectares in the season covered by this report. The eight-hectare addition equals 16.7%, which ... Read More...
20% of packaged saffron in the world is distributed under the name of Iran
The difference between Iranian saffron and an Iranian saffron brand sits at the centre of this older export story. Iran could lead the world in ... Read More...