Indian cardamom arrivals remain favourable

Indian cardamom arrivals have continued to be good in recent weeks according to a recent report. India having exported about 3,000 tons of cardamoms and about 12,000-13,000 tonnes of Indian cardamom yet to arrive on the market, the prospects of sizeable exports with subdued prices are good…READ MORE

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India seeing peak arrivals of new crop cardamom

The second round of picking in India’s new crop of cardamom has begun. All these sources indicate that the markets believe that the prices are at the rock bottom levels and are poised for a turn around. With the Indian rupee weakening against the dollar, Indian exports become cheaper…READ MORE

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India look to pool resources on cardamom

The world’s largest producers of cardamom India, are exploring ways to collaborate in the sector. India produces on average around 20,000 tonnes of cardamom. In 2014-15, cardamom exports from India went up just 5% to 3,795 tonnes at INR3.23 billion (USD48.67 million)…READ MORE

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Spices Board launches subsidy scheme to raise output

The Spices Board of India has launched a major subsidy scheme and a whole raft of other measures to support the country’s spice farmers. Under the board’s farm mechanisation programme, small cardamom growers in these states would be given a 50% subsidy for purchasing equipment for plant protection and washing, grading and polishing cardamom…READ MORE

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Updated: Cardamom market shows potential for downward pressure

Global availability of cardamom looks favourable for this year and prices of the spice are expected to face more downward potential over the coming weeks. The Indian Crop is quite good this year too in terms of quantity and quality. The crop size estimates varies between traders from 22,000 tonnes to 25,000 tonnes, which is […]

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Indian cardamom exporters eye higher output

Indian cardamom exporters are expecting a good forthcoming crop and ongoing increases in output over the coming years. The Indian cardamom exports in the April-September period of 2014 were 1,250 tonnes compared with 1,442 tonnes in the same period in 2013…READ MORE

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