TEHRAN- Iran’s weight of saffron exports during the last Iranian calendar year (March 2016-March 2017) rose 60 percent compared to that of the previous year, according to Gholamreza Miri, the vice chairman of National Iranian Saffron Council.

The official put the weight of the country’s exported saffron at 176 tons in last year while the figure stood at 113 tons in its previous year.
The country exported $253 million worth of saffron during the mentioned time, Mehr news reported on Sunday quoting Miri as saying.

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