MNA Gholamreza Miri, the deputy head of the national council of saffron, announced a 15% increase in saffron production in the current Iranian year, saying the price has been stabilized in the market due to the balance between supply and demand. Miri told Mehr News correspondent that "the minimum and maximum price for saffron in the domestic market ...

ISNA - Plants are precious creatures that besides their roles in human nutrition, visual beauty, oxygen supply, and air purification, have a significant role in the treatment of diseases. Using different kinds of herbs as medicine has been common scientifically from the distant past and Iranian well-known scientists such as Avicenna, Zakariya Razi,...

IRNA - Chairman of the South Khorasan Industry, Mining and Trade Organization says after gaining the national mark of saffron in the last year, Qaenats saffron was globally registered this year. Dawood Shahrakie said on Tuesday that with the follow-up to localization and introduction of provincial capacities inside and outside the country, since 1994,...

IFP - Official statistics show Iran has exported over 160 tonnes of saffron worth over $219 million to 56 countries during the past nine months. The latest figures released by the Iranian government indicates a growth of 33.33% and 26.05% in weight and profit, respectively, compared with the similar period last year. The UAE (23 tonnes), ...

IFP - Irans South Khorasan province annually hosts numerous foreign tourists during the season when saffron and barberry are harvested. Foreign tourists visit the eastern Iranian province of South Korasan each year as the season to harvest saffron and barberry begins, and this year is no exception. This year, too, foreign tourists ...

Trend News Agency- Rich soil has been found and recently used for cultivating saffron in the western Iranian province of Lorestan. This is while Khorasan Province has been traditionally known as the birthplace of saffron cultivation in Iran. Our saffrons crocin number is 277, which is far greater than that of the famous Momtaz Mashhad with a ...

Financial Tribune- Iran produces 94% of all the saffron in the world, yet it accounts for only 60% of the global saffron trade. About 34% of the saffron cultivated in Iran are labeled and sold by other countries, the deputy head of the National Council of Saffron said. The remaining 6% of saffron production take place in Greece, Afghanistan, ...

Reuters- It is early morning in a saffron field outside the western Afghan city of Herat and dozens of women are harvesting the delicate purple flowers, working quickly to gather as many as they can before the sun gets too hot. Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world, selling for as much as $1,200-$1,800 a kilogram, and has long been seen ...

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) Iranian researchers produced saffron powder with high nutritional value through the nanotechnology of microencapsulation of saffron extract with edible compounds. Saffron extract contains compounds that provide its medicinal and edible properties. Controlling the release and protection of these compounds through the nanotechnology ...

A plan to ensure safe saffron from farm to table has been launched by the Food and Drug Administration following the closure of some restaurants that were using spurious saffron in their dishes. A comprehensive plan has been developed jointly by the FDA laboratories, the Mashhad Agriculture Jihad and the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, to ...

Tehran, Jan 3, IRNA - Saffron, an ancient medicinal plant and the most expensive of spices, has always had a magical, addictive power. According to NYtimes, many Iranians believe that in its pure form, saffron works as an antioxidant, an antidepressant and a culinary weapon against Alzheimers, cancer and degeneration of the eyes. In Iran, which ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Irans saffron exports in retail packages rose by $12.000 in the first two months of Iranian calendar year (started on March 21, 2015), comparing to similar period last year, Customs data showed. Iran exported less than $20 million saffron in 30 gram packages in the first two months of Iranian calendar year, with the price for each ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iran exported nearly $95 million of saffron in retail packages over the first nine months of Iranian calendar year (started on March 21, 2014), showing 12 percent rise comparing to similar period last year. Iran sold over 100 tons of saffron worth $94.4 million in 10-30 gram packages during the period, comprising 0.37 percent of the ...

Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Prov., Dec 11, IRNA Head of the Board of Directors of Iran Saffron Scientific Association said today in the absence of technical and scientific outlook to the saffron cycle of production, processing and trade a sustainable market cannot be expected for the product at international arena. Ali Asghar Padaarlou told IRNA that ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) Deputy of Iran Saffron National Council has announced a 36 per cent rise in 'red gold' export. Gholamreza Miri, pointing to the increase in saffron export, said that statements about the decrease of saffron production are not proved yet as the harvest season has not finished. Pointing to the increase of export, he announced ...

Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Prov., Nov 27, IRNA Chairman of Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture said here on Wednesday that despite numerous deprivations and limitations in Khorasan Razavi and South Khorasan provinces saffron can be considered a base for progress of rural development in the two provinces. Speaking at a national saffron ...

GHAENAT, Nov. 25 (MNA) � Iran has long been a significant source of high-quality saffron production and export which accounts for up to 95 percent of saffron production in the world.     By Mehr News Agency

Iranian scientists have developed a novel method that could provide extraction of crocin from saffron for the first time. The researchers produced crocin by cell culture method at the laboratory level at Irans National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (NNFTRI). Crocin, which is a natural carotenoid chemical compound, is responsible ...

Mashhad, Khorasan, Oct 2, IRNA Twenty observers will monitor development of saffron value chain in Khorasan Razavi and South Khorasan provinces with the participation of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). A saffron expert at Agricultural Jihad Department of Khorasan Razavi said out of the 20 observers three will be employed ...

Tehran, Sept 13, IRNA - Researchers at Mashhad Medical University have developed an antidepressant pill using saffron extract, an official said. Dr. Bijan Malaekeh, head of the Pharmaceutical Research Center affiliated to the university, added that Irans Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the new drug named 'Crocin', wrote Saturday's ...