Saffron

About 105 tons of saffron worth more than $145 million were exported from Iran during the first half of the current Iranian year, the deputy head of Iran National Saffron Council said. …

Saffron harvest season has begun and production is estimated to reach 350 tons this year, the deputy head of Iran National Saffron Council.

“Though land under saffron cultivation…

A total of 95.83 tons of saffron worth around $123.73 million were exported from Iran during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Aug. 22).

This shows a 37% and 33…

More than 70.8 tons of saffron worth nearly $98.35 million were exported from Iran to 49 countries during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), registering a 21.6…

About 236 tons of saffron worth more than $325 million were exported from Iran during the last fiscal year (March 2017-18), indicating a 55% and 56% growth in weight and value respectively…

Taking eco-friendly measures, Iranian startup Keshmoon based in South Khorasan Province has ventured on building a direct bridge between saffron farmers and consumers. According to the firm's…

Iran Mercantile Exchange launched saffron futures trading for the first time on Wednesday to develop the market for derivatives with new underlying assets.

The futures' expiration date…

About 147.2 tons of saffron were exported from Iran in the first nine months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Dec. 21, 2017), registering a 35% increase compared with the similar period of…

Iran’s saffron exports have been hard hit as a result of huge loads of legal and illegal shipments of saffron bulb to neighboring Afghanistan over the past decade.

“This turned…

Iran produces 94% of all the saffron in the world, yet it accounts for only 60% of the global saffron trade.

“About 34% of the saffron cultivated in Iran are labeled and sold by other…

Iran exported more than 66 tons of saffron worth $96.7 million during the seven months to October 21, registering a 15% and 14% increase in weight and value respectively compared with last year’s…

Saffron harvest began in Iran mid-October and will peak between late October and early November 5, a member of Iran’s National Saffron Council, Ali Hosseini, said.

Iran exported over 62…

More than 62 tons of saffron were exported to 32 countries during the first half of the current Iranian year (started March 20), registering a 10.5% rise compared with the corresponding period…

Wholesale Iranian saffron is smuggled to the neighboring country of Afghanistan from where it is exported, at a zero percent tariff, to India and China, while the same countries have set a 30%…

Member of Iran’s Council of Saffron Ali Hosseini has warned about the growing trend of smuggling the bulbs of saffron plant into neighboring Afghanistan; saying if the trend continues…