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Key Takeaway
- Market Price Driving Factors: The price of Saffron – Delhi is influenced by domestic saffron production, availability from major producing regions, import supply, seasonal demand, and inventory levels. Key demand drivers include food and beverage applications, confectionery, dairy products, traditional and premium culinary uses, pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications, and export demand. Quality parameters such as stigma colour, aroma, purity, moisture content, thread length and adulteration levels can create substantial price differentials. Other important factors include harvest conditions, farmer and trader stockholding, import costs, international saffron prices, exchange-rate movements, transportation costs and changes in domestic and export demand, all of which can contribute to significant price volatility.
About This Dataset
Saffron (Delhi) refers to saffron traded in the Delhi market and used primarily as a high-value spice, flavouring and colouring ingredient in food and beverage applications. The quoted value represents the monthly average domestic market price in ₹/kg and serves as an indicative benchmark for saffron prices in the Delhi market. Prices may vary significantly based on grade, origin, colour strength, aroma and purity.
Methodology
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