VOLUMES of cardamom traded through Indian auctions have hit a record level in the current season due to a bumper harvest. With the peak harvesting period of India’s cardamom coming to an end, picking of the crop is slowing down. According to local estimates, India’s output should reach a healthy 13,500 tonnes in 2005/06 from […]
THE current global price level of coffee appears to have infused a sense of satisfaction among the growers in Kodagu district of Karnataka, which accounts for 40% of India’s coffee production. With the picking of arabica, which ripens ahead of robusta, just starting across the entire district, prices of both varieties have started to look […]
INCREASED availability caused cardamom prices in the Indian market to drop in the opening week of 2006 despite interest from a number of foreign buyers.Arrivals up to January 3 stood at 5,424 tonnes, compared with 3,119 tonnes for the same period last season. Likewise, sales this season now stand at 5,132 tonnes, compared with 3,021 […]
INDIA’S Spices Board is in the process of appointing Tata Consultancy Services to conduct a study on the cardamom market in the West Asia in a bid to boost exports to the region. Tata will conduct an extensive study of the market to find out ways to increase the market for Indian cardamom, as well […]