What are the most important challenges facing saffron exports?
The hardest part of exporting saffron is not finding a country where people know the spice. It is delivering a documented, compliant and consistent lot ... Read More...
How Iran Can Capture More Value From Its Saffron
Making money from Iranian saffron is less about finding a single high price and more about controlling the value chain. The crop must be grown ... Read More...
Why did the price of saffron on the stock exchange go down?
The saffron price on the stock exchange fell during the market episode described here because a large exchange offer was announced below the price farmers' ... Read More...
Equivalent to one ton of dry saffron with 17,000 barrels of oil
“One ton of dry saffron equals 17,000 barrels of oil” was the headline comparison made at a Khorasan Razavi Water Council meeting during discussion of ... Read More...
20% reduction in saffron exports for production in Iran
A statement from Iran's National Saffron Council reported a 20% reduction in saffron exports even as domestic production was expected to rise. The figures belong ... Read More...
Production of 11 billion saffron in Mazandaran province
A provincial agriculture report described saffron production in Mazandaran as a small but promising activity in the province's cooler upland districts. The figures are historical ... Read More...
Good news for South Khorasan border saffron growers
South Khorasan officials announced a package of subsidised agricultural finance in 2020 that included lower-cost credit for saffron growers in border areas. The announcement also ... Read More...
How one entrepreneur revived saffron cultivation in Kermanshah
A rural entrepreneur’s decision to try saffron in Kermanshah became a project that reached far beyond her own plot. In the interview preserved in this ... Read More...
Agricultural Tourism and Saffron Production in Khorasan Razavi
Agricultural tourism can support saffron production in Khorasan Razavi by giving farms another source of income during the short autumn flowering season. It does not ... Read More...
North Khorasan Saffron Production: A 3-Ton Increase to 18 Tons
North Khorasan saffron production was forecast to rise by 3 tons, from 15 tons to 18 tons, in the historical provincial report preserved here. The ... Read More...