INDIAN cardamom dealers have found that the quantity of new crop arrivals is reducing, underlining the fact that the country is facing a smaller crop this year. The third round of picking was now under way in most of the plantations. The second round of picking saw lesser quantity arrivals than in the previous years…READ […]
INDIAN spice dealers are keeping a close watch on how cardamom trading progresses in the country following the recent resumption of cardamom auctions. The decision by the Spices Board to allow farmers to decide whether to sell cardamom directly to licensed dealers or through auction had met with a mixed reaction…READ MORE
INDIA’S cardamom auctions have resumed in full swing as traders and planters have settled for a tick price of Rs2 ($0.03). The disruption of the trade for over a month has raised serious questions on the organisation of the cardamom industry in India…READ MORE
INDIA’S Spices Board is looking to develop an alternative direct marketing system for cardamom to bypass the auction system, offering new trading platforms for farmers. Cardamom growers in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are being provided an opportunity in the forthcoming…READ MORE
THE restarting of India’s cardamom auctions has not proved completely successful. The auctions were forced to restart by the order of the Kerala high court, which threatened to cancel the licenses of the auctioneers…READ MORE
UNIFICATION of the tax rates in India’s states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the implementation of VAT at a rate of 2% will help boost the cardamom business in Keral. This will facilitate the entry of more local dealers from Kerala to the small cardamom trade…READ MORE
Indian spice dealers are expecting strong domestic demand for new crop cardamom to help underpin prices of the spice. CARDAMOM prices could be set to rise in the coming months a mid strong demand and the possibility of a smaller crop in…READ MORE
INDIAN spice dealers are expecting strong domestic demand for new crop cardamom to help underpin prices of the spice. Indian demand estimated between 12,500 to 13,500 tonnes, we will have about 2,000 to 3,000 tonnes for export which, though lower than last year…READ MORE
INDIAN cardamom dealers have become increasingly concerned over the lack of rain across key growing regions and likely impact of this on output. Total Indian crop of around 16,000 tonnes compared with more than 19,000 tonnes in 2011…READ MORE
INDIA’S 2012 cardamom output is expected to be lower than that of last year due to the current severe lack of rains which looks set to adversely impact the next set of pickings in September. Typically, there are three to four pickings made from India’s cardamom crop over the course of the year…READ MORE