INDIA’S Spices Board, encouraged by the government’s recent decision to fix a tariff for the import of poppyseeds, wants the administration to impose a similar tariff for the import of cardamom to protect local growers. The board said traders in the country are becoming increasingly concerned at the level of cheaper imports of the spice. […]
INDIAN spice exports are on a roll, with most expected to exceed their annual export targets by signifcant margins. Against the 2007/08 target of 380,000 tonnes valued at Rs36bn ($910m), as much as 79% of the volume and 81% in value terms has already been achieved in eightmonths, according to advanced estimates for the period […]
INDIA’S Spices Board has confirmed that e-auctions in cardamom will be under way in Vandanmettu, Kerala on December 8. Cardamom auctions in the country will be concentrated in two places in Tamil Nadu and Kerala with the Spices Board all set to begin e-auctions on December 8. The board set the ball rolling on e-auctions […]