Indian Spices Board plans electronic auction for chilli in Guntur

THE Indian Spices Board is planning to start an electronic auction of chilli in Guntur, a major trading centre, a spokesman said yesterday.”Chilli e-auction will be held in Guntur. It is being planned but no exact date has been specified for that,” the spokesman said. Yesterday, the board started the electronic auction of cardamom in […]

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India targets $1bn for exports

INDIA’S spice exports are likely to reach $1bn by 2008/09 due to higher demand for chilli, cumin and mint products, according to VJ Kurian, chairman of the state-run Indian Spices Board. Data from the group forecast that India is likely to export spices worth $875m in 2007/08, up 10% from a year ago. Mr Kurian […]

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India anticipates major surge in spice exports

INDIA’S spice exports are likely to reach $1bn by 2008/09 due to higher demand for chilli, cumin and mint products, according to VJ Kurian, chairman of the state-run Spices Board. Data from the board predicts that India is likely to export spices worth $875m in 2007/08, up 10% from a year ago. Mr Kurian told […]

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Cardamom sees greatest price gain in India

PRICES of the top Indian spices have moved in different directions, with limited supplies of ginger and cardamom pushing offers steadily northwards and plenty of turmeric tending to make its price sag. A protracted dry spell during the summer, followed by heavy rains and strong gales during the delayed southwest monsoon, has caused a marked […]

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