Evaluation of efficiency domestic market of Saffron in Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Khorasan Razavi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center

2 Faculty member of Agricultural Economics,university of zabol

Abstract

Iran is the largest producer and exporter of saffron in the world. About 96
percent of the world’s saffron is produced in Iran. The purpose of this study was
to identify the direction of marketing, the calculation of margin wholesale market,
retail sales and the efficiency of the saffron market. The data collection method
was through a survey in 2012. The results showed that marketing services such as
grading and packaging are mainly achieved by wholesalers and exporters. In this
market, all types of buyers (retailers, wholesalers, cooperatives, intermediaries,
consumers, exporters, local buyers) are market factors. Saffron is often traded in
cash. the share of a saffron producer is about 65 percent. Most marketing costs
were working capital and business costs. The Saffron market efficiency is about 80
present. The total market margin is for privileged saffron about 13.3 million Rials,
Superior 13 million Rials, Sargol 12.1 million Rials, Poshal 11.4 million Rials and
Bunch is about 9.3 million Rials per kilogram.

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