Saffron is grown in Ukraine by almost two thousand peasants

Vitaliy Shakalo from Lyubimovka in the Kherson region was one of the first in the country to grow saffron. 4 years ago he planted this crop on 5 acres. Now in Ukraine almost 2 thousand peasants grow saffron. This was reported by the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Business Development Project on its Facebook page. "On 15 acres of land you can collect 2 kg of saffron. We do not sell 1 gram of spice for less than $ 5, more often for $ 6.5-7.5, ”says Vitaliy Shakalo, head of the Saffron Lyubimovsky Foundation. He said that in the near future plans to consolidate the volume of spices in the party for export. "We are thinking about cooperation in the future, we need to prepare documents for export and enter the international market," said the farmer. Read also: We are opening new golden niches Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world, which is obtained from crocus flower receptacles. To make 1 kilogram of finished spice you need to collect from 200 thousand flowers. One flower ...