Iran’s saffron exports up by 42%

An official said the volume of Iran’s saffron exports has risen by 42 per cent in the current Iranian calendar year (began March 21) as compared with a year before.

Deputy Head of Iran’s Union of Sellers and Exporters of saffron Gholamreza Miri said the harvest season for saffron was over asserting “harvest of saffron in Iran continues as long as December 05 and precise statistics on output levels will be announced by stakeholders.”