Saffron
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Harvesting Saffron in North Khorasan, Iran
The annual saffron harvest begins in late October and lasts about a month in Faruj City, North Khorasan, Iran. This year, an estimated 29 tons of saffron is expected to be harvested from approximately 5,000 hectares of farmland, marking a 10% increase from last year. Saffron
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Harvesting saffron in northern Iran
Located in Azadshahr county in Iran's northern province of Golestan, Vamanan is a village that boasts a new local center for cultivating saffron. Harvesting saffron has started in that region.
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Iran exports 25 tons of saffron in two months
Tehran, IRNA – Iran has exported over 25 tons of saffron valued at $22 million to 37 countries in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20 – May 20), according to a senior official with the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad (MAJ).
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Iran’s saffron exports at over $207 mln in year to March
Tehran, IRNA - Head of the Study, Monitoring and Market Development Office of the Central Organization of Rural Cooperatives of Iran says 21 metric tons of Iranian saffron worth $207,786,281 were directly exported to 55 countries in the Iranian calendar year ending in late March.
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FAO, Iran ink deal to enhance saffron authenticity
Tehran, IRNA – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture Jahad (MAJ) have signed a deal aimed at ensuring food authenticity and managing food supply chains.
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Iran removes tariffs on saffron exports
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has issued a decree ordering the removal of tariffs on saffron exports.
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Saffron cultivation in southern Iran
Dezpart county in Khuzestan province, southern Iran, turned into a new local center for cultivating saffron over the past four years, where 30 hectares of the land are being used to produce 70 kilograms of saffron per annum. (IRNA photos/Ali Moarref)
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Iran, Russia sign MoU to transit grain via Sarakhs SEZ
Moscow, IRNA – Iranian and Russian businesses in a joint meeting in Moscow have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to transit grain through Iran and Sarakhs Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
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Official: Iran’s saffron exports rise 52% YOY
Tehran, IRNA – According to Rouhollah Latifi, the spokesman for Industry, Mine and Trade House of the Trade Promotion Commission of Iran, the value of saffron exports from the country has experienced a 52% growth during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21).
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Iran, Qatar sign biggest-ever saffron trade deal
Tehran, IRNA – The largest-ever deal on the trade of saffron was signed between Iran and Qatar on Monday.
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North Khorasan Province exports saffron to foreign markets for first time
Bojnurd, IRNA - The head of the Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture of North Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran, said on Wednesday that for the first time, 350 kilograms of first-rate saffron exported to global markets.
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Iran exports $49 million worth of medicinal and industrial plants in 3 months
Tehran, IRNA – A Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) official said Iran exported $49 million of medicinal plants in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (starting from March 21).