Gholamreza Miri stated that the country exported 136 tons of saffron, valued at $135 million, from March 21 to November 22, 2023, showing a 28 percent and a 13 percent hike in weight and value respectively compared to the same period last year, IRNA reported.
He pointed to the production and export situation of saffron in the current year and added, “According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), 286 tons of saffron, valued at more than $340 million, were exported from the country to the target markets last year (2022).”
Miri put the value of the saffron exported from the country in the first eight months of the previous Iranian calendar year (March 21 to November 22, 2022) at $120 million.
In this period, Iran’s saffron was mainly exported to Spain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), China and Afghanistan, he added.