Looks like Spain imports most of the saffron from Morocco;

http://www.crocussativus.nl/index.php?page=36

"It should be no surprise that the saffron from these two neighboring countries closely resembles the other. Today most of Morocco's saffron is exported to Spain."

Here is a recipe for Moroccan Saffron Lamb Recipe;

http://moroccanfood.about.com/od/maindishes/r/Saffron_Lamb.htm

Here is a link to other Moroccan Saffron recipes;

http://www.bio-saffron.com/Moroccan_saffron_recipes.html

Here is info from a PDF about Saffron;

http://www.indianmetsoc.com/Page40-47.pdf

TABLE 1
Area, production and productivity of Saffron in the
world
Countries Area (ha) Production Productivity
(tons) (Kg/ha)
Iran 43408 173.0 3.98
Spain 600 5.0 7.84
India 2825 6.46 2.28
Greece 1000 4.30 4.30
Azerbaijan 675 3.70 5.48
MOROCCO 500 1.00 2.00
Italy 29.4 0.24 6.16

TABLE 3
Spot price for Saffron in India and New York
Price Year
1997- 1998- 1999- 2000- 2001-
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
New York
US $ / Kg 798 805 785 697 673
Domestic
Price Rs./Kg 32936 33462 30290 28301 26000
(US $/Kg) (866) (799) (700) (612) (557)
Source(s):
see above


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