Iran maintains lead in quality saffron exports

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Iran remains a global leader in saffron exports, according to the country's National Saffron Council (NSC). Gholamreza Miri, Vice Chairman of the NSC, highlighted Iran's annual export of 200 tons of high-quality saffron, prized by both domestic and international customers. While global saffron consumption sits around 320 tons annually, Iran's production and export prowess are undeniable, he said. This news comes on the heels of a previous announcement by the Iranian Saffron Exporters and Sellers

Apr 8 202400:23

Iran anticipates saffron exports will soar in 2024

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Iran anticipatessaffron exports will soar in 2024 The director of theIranian Ministry of Agriculture’s Medicinal Plants National Project hasforecast that the country will produce 250 tons of saffron by the yearend."We are working toincrease the productivity of saffron production by providing farmers withloans, organizing the market, and educating farmers," Hossein Zeinalisaid. It is predicted that 250tons of saffron will have been produced in the country by the yearend (March20, 2024), he

Jan 28 202409:32

Tehran to host intl. exhibit of dried fruits, medicinal plants

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Tehran to host intl. exhibit of dried fruits, medicinalplants The second international exhibition of dried fruits,medicinal plants, saffron, and related industries will be held at the TehranPermanent International Fairgrounds during January 22-25.According to the Ministry of Agriculture's public relationsoffice, the exhibition will be aimed at introducing active companies andexporters in the field of dried fruits and medicinal plants, promoting the useof medicinal plants inside and outside the

Jan 28 202409:15

Iran scraps tariffs on red gold exports

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Following a decree by First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, saffron joins a list of export items exempt from Iran's virtual water tax.The decree was addressed on Tuesday to the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade and Finance Ministry, ordering them to remove saffron from a list of export items subject to a 0.5% virtual water tax payment.The Iranian government aims to incentivize saffron exports by removing a financial hurdle.A new policy measure by Iran seeks to strea

Jan 20 202412:31

Iran saffron export increases 28 percent

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Iransaffron export increases 28 percent TEHRAN (MAJ) - The value of Iran’s saffron export increasedby 28 percent in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year(started on March 21, 2023) compared to the same period of time in the previousyear, according to the chairman of the Iranian Saffron Exporters and SellersUnion. According to Gholamreza Miri, Iranian saffron farmersexported 136 million tons of the product valued at about $135 million in thementioned eight months, reg

Jan 9 202411:21

FAO awards GIAHS certificate to two Iranian traditional gardens

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hasawarded the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)certificate to Traditional Garden of Qazvin and the Traditional WalnutAgricultural System in Tuyserkan, Hamedan province. This recognition was made during the GIAHS scientific advisory groupmeeting held in Rome from November 7 to 10.The traditional gardens of Qazvin, northwest of Iran’s capital Tehran, area flood-spreading system that date back thousands

Nov 8 202310:27

Saffron exports earn 88 million dollars in five months

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Saffron exports earn $88m in five months A total of $88 million worth of saffron were exported fromIran during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-August22), the spokesman of the International Relations and Trade DevelopmentCommittee of Iran's House of Industry, Mining and Trade said.According to Ruhollah Latifi, the value of Iran’s saffronexport increased by 52 percent in the period compared to the same period oftime in the previous year.He added that Iranian saffr

Sep 15 202320:30

Iran saffron exports register significant growth in 4 months

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A total of 13.6 tons of saffron were exported from Iranduring the first four month of the current calendar year (March 21-July 22),registering a 70% year-on-year rise in value compared to same period last year.Gholamreza Miri, the chairman of Iranian Saffron Exportersand Sellers Union, said the amount of export witnessed a 63 percent rise interms of value compared to same period last year. He said over 239,000 tons of saffron was exported from thecountry in the previous calendar year.Iran is one

Aug 21 202318:43

IME witnesses trade of 1,200 kg of Saffron in one month

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Some 1,200 kilograms of quality saffron were traded at IranMercantile Exchange (IME) during the past Iranian calendar month (ended on July22). As reported by the IME’s Public Relations and InternationalAffairs Department, IME witnessed trade of 11,117,938 tons of commodities and170 vehicles with a total trading value of almost $3 billion on its physicalmarket.Based on the report, the exchange saw trade of 1,200 kg ofsaffron on its agricultural trading floor.Moreover, the exchange saw trade

Jul 30 202311:43

Minister hails FAO decision to award GIAHS certificate to Estahban fig orchards

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padding0cm;">Minister hails FAO decision toaward GIAHS certificate to Estahban fig orchards padding0cm;"> padding0cm;"> Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mohammad AliNikbakht hailed a decision by the Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO) to award the Globally Important Agricultural HeritageSystems (GIAHS) certificate to Estahban Rainfed Fig Orchards. padding0cm;">"Cultivation of figs has avital economic and social role in the region and the livelihood of thousands ofhouseh

Jul 9 202322:25