How much does the saffron cost per kilo and the pistil?
There are regularly large price differences, some merchants offer more than 3,000 euros per kilo. Are these differences really justified?
- 3 gr of very high quality saffron in free delivery from 27.80 $ !!
Indeed, the prices are soaring!
Several thousand euros per kilogram, red gold has undoubtedly become inaccessible over the years. How can you buy this spice at this price? We often talked about the price of caviar, a luxury product reserved for wealthy customers.
Now it's saffron's turn, luckily the spice can be bought by the gram at some retailers and is becoming quite accessible. The high price of red gold is clearly linked to the cost of labor, no less than 30 people are needed to exploit 1 hectare of culture.
Each country pays its employees differently, indeed the salaries received by Iranian or Moroccan employees are not comparable with those practiced in Europe. We better understand the price differences posted by some producers.
The bill is less painful.
It is easy to understand that buying a few grams is affordable for all budgets today. 1 gram of pistil or about 160 pistils sells on average between 7 and 25 euros.
How can we justify these price differences, from simple to triple? The obvious difference in prices is mainly due to the packaging methods, delivery method, resellers' margins, overhead costs.
Rarely questioned, the quality of the product, the main dealers generally offer a red pisitil of good quality. So it's up to you to sort out the many sites offering saffron.
Our advices :
Favor the product, good packaging is good, a good price is better. Anyway, once you have the saffron at home, you must store it in a small airtight container, so what is the point of paying for a product sold in a decorative box.
The origin of the spice, indeed several countries, it is launched in the production of red gold, however Iran, Morocco, offer rudders of very high quality.
Choose if possible a saffron from these two countries. Delivery, another item charged to the customer, obviously a delivery within 48 hours to you is much more expensive than a delivery within 7 days. If you are not in a hurry, once again, choose an inexpensive delivery method, or even free.
Several thousand euros per kilogram, red gold has undoubtedly become inaccessible over the years. How can you buy this spice at this price? We often talked about the price of caviar, a luxury product reserved for wealthy customers.
Now it's saffron's turn, luckily the spice can be bought by the gram at some retailers and is becoming quite accessible. The high price of red gold is clearly linked to the cost of labor, no less than 30 people are needed to exploit 1 hectare of culture.
Each country pays its employees differently, indeed the salaries received by Iranian or Moroccan employees are not comparable with those practiced in Europe. We better understand the price differences posted by some producers.
The bill is less painful.
It is easy to understand that buying a few grams is affordable for all budgets today. 1 gram of pistil or about 160 pistils sells on average between 7 and 25 euros.
How can we justify these price differences, from simple to triple? The obvious difference in prices is mainly due to the packaging methods, delivery method, resellers' margins, overhead costs.
Rarely questioned, the quality of the product, the main dealers generally offer a red pisitil of good quality. So it's up to you to sort out the many sites offering saffron.
Our advices :
Favor the product, good packaging is good, a good price is better. Anyway, once you have the saffron at home, you must store it in a small airtight container, so what is the point of paying for a product sold in a decorative box.
The origin of the spice, indeed several countries, it is launched in the production of red gold, however Iran, Morocco, offer rudders of very high quality.
Choose if possible a saffron from these two countries. Delivery, another item charged to the customer, obviously a delivery within 48 hours to you is much more expensive than a delivery within 7 days. If you are not in a hurry, once again, choose an inexpensive delivery method, or even free.
Saffron price 2021
The 2020 harvest was excellent, in fact, the prices of saffron in 2021 remained stable, now according to the country of production the prices vary enormously. In France, it takes nearly 25 euros per gram. In Iran, saffron costs nearly 10 euros per gram. We offer you an exceptional rudder at a reasonable price, indeed Moroccan saffron is one of the best rudders in the world.
The 2020 harvest was excellent, in fact, the prices of saffron in 2021 remained stable, now according to the country of production the prices vary enormously. In France, it takes nearly 25 euros per gram. In Iran, saffron costs nearly 10 euros per gram. We offer you an exceptional rudder at a reasonable price, indeed Moroccan saffron is one of the best rudders in the world.
