Cold and rainy weather has extended the harvest period for "the world's most expensive spice"

UNESCO World Heritage List-listed Safranbolu district of Karabük, which is synonymous with saffron, with a kilogram price of 600 thousand lira, saw its blooming period extend due to the impact of cold and rainy weather. Saffron, which was planted late due to the dry summer, has a harvest that will continue in the months of October and November and will last approximately 10 days longer than expected this year. Saffron, which is planted in August and harvested when it reaches a height of 15-30 centimeters, is widely used in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic sectors, and is beneficial for various ailments such as cancer, cough, asthma, bronchitis, skin, and immune system issues. İsmail Yılmaz, who produces saffron in the Yukarıçiftlik village Keten neighborhood of Safranbolu, told an IHA reporter that they are pleased with the yield this year. Yılmaz noted that the rainfall increased the blooming and stated: "Normally, we expected to finish saffron by around the 10th, 12th, or ...