Challenges Facing the Saffron Industry Saffron Production in East Azerbaijan :Saffron farmers face many challenges, including low prices, raw sales, lack of government support for saffron exports, intermediaries, labor costs, and the threat of smuggling during the harvest season, which make the situation particularly difficult. The Importance of Saffron Production in East Azerbaijan East Azerbaijan is [...]
Saffron Production Decline: The Fall of Red Gold Saffron production: Saffron, often called the red gold of Iran, is facing a significant challenge in global markets. Iran remains the largest producer of saffron, with approximately 123,000 hectares of saffron fields in 2022. The country produces over 450 to 470 tons annually, with Razavi Khorasan province contributing [...]
Iranian Saffron Exported Under Spanish Brand Iranian saffron trade : Spain is known as one of the largest exporters of saffron worldwide. However, the country only recently started cultivating saffron, while Iran has long supplied saffron that is exported from Spain and marketed as a Spanish product in global markets. According to Ekongar, as reported by [...]
Saffron Commodity Warehouses: A Safe Haven for Farmers At the start of the saffron harvest season, the CEO of the Unity Jam Saffron Warehouse encouraged farmers to deliver their saffron to commodity warehouses. He highlighted advantages like high liquidity, quick payment, value addition, and protection against product deterioration and theft. How Commodity Warehouses Improve Liquidity for [...]
Supporting the Current Price of Saffron Saffron Price Stability : The Member of the Parliament's Program and Budget Commission has pledged support for the current saffron price in the stock market, estimated at 90 million tomans. Speaking at the 8th Authentic Khorasan Saffron Forum, the MP emphasized the critical role of economics in agricultural products, stating [...]
Iran's Dominance in the Global Saffron Market Iran Saffron Market Iran holds an impressive 90% of the global saffron market! According to the Head of the Medicinal Plants Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Iran has dedicated 122,000 hectares to the cultivation and production of saffron, yielding approximately 400 tons annually. Saffron Production in Khorasan Province [...]
Attempting to create more value added in the saffron industry at startup events The first special launch event of saffron industry was held at Torbat-e-Heydarieh University and was honored with the highlights of this event. Twenty teams from the provinces of Khorasan Razavi, North Khorasan and South Khorasan competed in the event, which was attended by [...]
Gonabad saffron was registered globally FAO said the high standard, the use of the aqueduct system, its important role in providing food security and livelihood of rural households, agricultural biodiversity, local and local knowledge, and traditional ones that include saffron Iran as an important global agricultural heritage have given. "I would like to convey to the [...]
99 Percentage of Iranian saffron is exported raw Saeed Ali Hosseini, member of the Board of Directors of the National Saffron Council of Iran, said that 99 percent of Iranian saffron is shipped raw. In addition to the concern about the cheapness of saffron prices, industry and production management should be considered as more than 20 [...]
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