TEHRAN (ECOIDEAL)- Iran has increased its export of saffron by over one fourth in the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2018-July 22, 2018), a customs report said.
Iran's saffron export registered a 25.1 percent rise in value in the said period as compared to last year's corresponding period, Iranian Customs Administration announced.
In the meantime, the saffron exports to a total of 49 countries exceeded 70.8 tons during March 21-July 22 worth about $98.35 million.
The top export destination for Iranian saffron was the United Arab Emirates with $31.64 million, followed by China with $20 million, Spain with $16.54 million, Afghanistan with $9.74 million, and Vietnam with $8.8 million.
About 236 tons of saffron worth more than $325 million were exported from Iran during the 2017 fiscal year ending, showing a 56 percent increase in value as compared to its previous year.
Source: Farsnews