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  • 20-10-19

    Annual saffron harvest reaches 430 tons

    (MENAFN) Based on IRNA report, Hossein Zeinali noted that 113,000-115,000 hectares of land have been allocated to saffron during the current year.

    He also stressed that saffron was planted in most of Iran's provinces, adding that Khorassan Razavi, North Khorassan and South Khorassan provinces now account for almost 85-90 percent of the country's total saffron output.

    He went on to say that currently almost 200,000 families are involved in saffron production.

    During the year to march 20, Iran produced 404 tons of saffron, of which 280 tons were exported.

    Zeinali added, the annual average saffron consumption per capita is 4-5 grams, though presently, every Iranian uses less than 0.7 grams of saffron per year.

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