Afghan Saffron’s sales goes down by 20 to 30 %
Saffron sales dropped between 20 to 30 percent in the solar year 1400 compared to the previous year, the Afghan traders said, adding that the prices have also significantly increased. The traders also called on the Islamic Emirate to facilitate the export of Afghan products. “We had a 20-30 percent drop in the product. Due […]
Iranian saffron producers eye to export more to Europe
There’s a high demand for Iranian saffron coming from Chinese buyers. However, Iranian producers are more willing to work with European buyers fact that Chinese buying prices are a quite low margin whereas European buyers’ prices are more favorable. The reason for the lower prices by Chinese buyers is that most of the purchased saffron […]
Saffron harvest from La Mancha, Spain 42% less than expected
If the stigmas aren’t extracted and dried within a few hours of harvesting, their complex aromas are dulled. That’s why the job of the mondadora (saffron plucker) is so important. Saffron harvest from La Mancha, Spain, reached 347 kilos in the 2021 campaign, 42% less than expected; The Denomination of Origin Saffron of La Mancha […]
Spain: It’s getting harder and harder to find people for the saffron harvest
Spain is the world’s largest importer of saffron, according to data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) for 2019, and the second largest exporter of this product after Iran. According to an April 2021 report by the Spanish Foreign Trade Agency (ICEX), Spanish saffron exports amounted to €42.4 million in 2020 and imports to […]
