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The reason saffron is exotic (for Americans) is because Iran produces 90+% of it, and the US government wants to punish the Iranian government with trade sancti
by dwater 4y ago
The reason saffron is exotic (for Americans) is because Iran produces 90+% of it, and the US government wants to punish the Iranian government with trade sanctions.
- shaky-carrousel 4y agoSpain is the largest saffron exporter: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031584/global-leading-exporters-of-saffron-export-volume/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031584/global-leading-e...
- adhesive_wombat 4y agoMaybe because of the sanctions on Iran mean that almost anyone else buying from them get immediately placed on a US blacklist.
- sushid 4y agoAre you trying to bolstering the parent commenter's claim or trying to refute it? Iran does produce over 90% of the world's supply of saffron and we have sanctions against them, which obviously makes it hard for them to compete on the export front. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135621/leading-saffron-producers-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135621/leading-saffron-...