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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Indian cardamom auctions subjected to scrutiny

Indian cardamom auctions have come under scrutiny following the increase in production of the spice in the country in the last few years. Kerala and Tamil Nadu are the major producers of small cardamom in India and most of the produce is sold through auctions. The board also called for applications from other states for […]

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Indian Spices Board supports state cardamom expansion

Arunachal Pradesh, India, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the country’s Spices Board, to cultivate spices. The state government will allot 25 acres of land for the establishment of a centre of excellence in large cardamom research, a common facility centre, training centre, a quality testing laboratory and demonstration plots having accessibility to road, […]

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Indian cardamom crop affected by monsoon delays

The quality of India’s cardamom is being adversely impacted due to delays in monsoon rains, but quality is expected to improve by the middle of next month. India’s monsoon rains had been delayed by about a month and so far, the rainfall was below normal. Due to this, the flowers and the pods are getting […]

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Cardamom market facing upward potential

Indian cardamom prices showed sharp gains in the last month on the back of poor quality arrivals, speculative interest and strong domestic buying from the northern parts of the country. Export demand which was strong until April dried up as the price Indian cardamom widened…READ MORE

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Indian cardamom prices prone to gains on strong demand

Indian cardamom prices have been subjected to upward pressure of late due to strong export interest and lower supplies at auctions. Indian cardamom prices as holding steady. Auction prices on Indian material had risen slightly due to the export demand…READ MORE

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Cardamom prices still face downward pressure

International cardamom prices have held a generally weak pattern in these early stages of 2014 despite a spate of demand in the run up to Christmas. India’s 2013 crop, which was harvested last July to September, amounted to 12,000-13,000 tonnes. This was a decent sized crop for the country but still significantly down from the […]

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Heavy rains cloud outlook for key cardamom crops

The international cardamom market has entered a confusing phase in terms of the outlook for crops in India following reports of heavy rains in key origin. However, with India citing crop impacts from rain, the market would be in a confused state…READ MORE

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