Episode 458 • • 1:15:55 - 1:18:38
458: Punch a Puppy!
Afghanistan Saffron Price Collapse and Iranian Market Control
Saffron farmers in Afghanistan's Herat province are facing a price collapse, with kilos dropping from $5,000 to $1,000. The hosts report that much of the Afghan crop is smuggled into Iran and repackaged as Iranian saffron. They discuss the culinary uses of the spice and the Afghan government's failure to market their high-quality product independently of the opium trade.