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.