Saffron is undoubtedly the most expensive ... Several factors contribute to the high price of these spices. The first is the complexity of cultivation and harvesting, which often requires manual ...
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Even in the expensive world of spices, saffron stands out. And real saffron can cost you over $10,000 per kilogram. Sought after for thousands of ...
Rumi Spice sells its saffron - higher grade than the one from my kitchen cupboard - for $18 (£14) per gram. Mr Alaniz says saffron's high price tag is the reason it has so much promise in war ...
The next most expensive spice? Vanilla, at about $600 a pound ... But harvesting all of that saffron comes at a price. Ghalehgolabbehbahani: Why Iran is the main producer of saffron?
Instead the plant must be propagated and harvested manually, a laborious undertaking that Bronze Age Greeks are believed to have pioneered and that helps account for its price. Today saffron is ...