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The price of saffron will be increased by 100%

These days, the issue of saffron pricing is hot in Iran. With the start of the new saffron harvest season, the issue of determining the price of saffron has received too much attention. The problems and concerns of farmers in the last one or two years have caused the members of the Iranian Parliament, the Saffron Union and the National Saffron Council to intervene in pricing. In the recent meeting of these representatives, the price of saffron for the new season was determined as follows:

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How is the market saffron in Africa?

Saffron is a spice derived from the extraction of the stigmas of the crocus sativus or autumn crocus flower. Once harvested, it is dried and utilized either as a dye or coloring agent for food and other products, or as a spice to add flavor to dishes. Saffron is one of the most expensive spices across the globe and has a wide application scope across myriad industries such as food & beverage and pharmaceuticals, among others.

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What is the situation of Iranian saffron exports?

TEHRAN- Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) will hold the meeting of the National Saffron Export Desk this week, a senior official in the organization announced.

According to Mahmoud Bazari, the director-general of TPO’s Export Coordination Office for agro crops and processing industry products, the mentioned meeting is aimed at investigating the ways for the promotion of saffron exports and releasing the reports on the subject by related organizations including Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), Iran Chamber of Cooperatives (ICC), and National Saffron Council, TPO’s Public Relations Department reported on Sunday.

TPO has recently set up a special task force on the trade of saffron.

Underlining the significance of saffron in Iran’s exports, Hamid Zadboum, the head of TPO, has said that his organization has had supporting the exports of this product through offering different incentives a top agenda of its activities since the Iranian calendar year 1380 (March 2001- March 2002).

About 85 percent to 90 percent of Iran’s saffron is produced in the northeastern provinces of North Khorasan and Khorasan Razavi and the eastern province of South Khorasan.

Based on the data released by Iranian Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, Iran earns some $500 million annually by exporting medicinal herbs, of which about $350 million is related to saffron and the rest is the share of other medicinal herbs.

Source: Tehran Times

How much is Saffron market size?

One of the important reasons that makes saffron more expensive is its scarcity. Because the supply of goods affects its price and the supply of saffron is limited. All of saffron is almost produce in IRAN near 450 tons per year.  In this article, we want to show you how big the saffron market is and what effect it has on your marketing and sales.

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How to use spices like saffron with wine?

More often than not, it’s the herbs and spices in a dish that makes a wine pairing taste so good. Pairing with herbs and spices is easy to do when you know how to pick out individual flavors in wine. For example, one of the dominant aromas in Barbera (a medium-bodied red wine) is anise. And, when you pair Barbera with a star anise and soy-glazed chicken you find it to be surprisingly delicious!

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News: Top 10 Saffron re-exporters in World

Iran holds the title of the largest producer of saffron in the world, but has no place in the export market of this product and does not benefit from the final added value.  The reason for this depends on several factors:

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8 ways of recognition original saffron from fake one

One of the most important things to consider when buying saffron is to identify original saffron, which is not possible without the necessary expertise and information in this area. The high price of saffron has caused some profiteers to cheat in saffron and use some of the methods that we will discuss below to increase their income by fraud. So that we want to not have any problems in buying saffron and we can make the right and safe choice. We must first learn how to distinguish saffron from counterfeit saffron.

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How is saffron quality measured?

Saffron is a food spice obtained from the flower stigmas of Crocus sativus a member of the Iridaceae family. It plays an important role in the culinary culture of different regions of the world, where it is used as a food additive, since it possesses powerful coloring and flavoring properties. As the most expensive foodstuff in the world, saffron is being known for its unique characteristics which are very important in garnishing the dishes and foods.

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Saffron Production

Growing up in Khorasan where saffron is synonymous with living, I knew saffron as the king of spice. Today at $25,00 a kilogram, it is the most expensive item in our supermarket ! Let’s take a look at saffron production, the most expensive spice in the world.

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