Azerbaijan, Baku, July 20 / Trend, T.Jafarov /
Saffron export from Iran increased by 323 per cent within the first three months of the current year (Iran's year starts on March 21) compared to the same period in 2011, Iranian Customs Department said.
According to the report, during this period 23.3 tons of saffron (worth $68.7 million) was exported to 20 countries.
Also during this period, amongst the saffron importing countries, only Spain imported saffron to the amount of $10 million.