Cardamom oil finally coming back down

BETTER-than-expected cardamom oil output in Guatemala this year has finally put an end to the eye-watering price rally which began in May, although with demand remaining strong at the moment the outlook remains murky. Prices for the spice oil on a spot basis from Guatemala touched highs of $590 per kg in October, having sustained […]

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Tentative end to Guatemalan cardamom oil price rally

A BETTER than expected cardamom oil harvest in Guatemala this year has finally seen an end to the eye-watering price rally which began in May, although, with demand remaining strong at the moment the outlook remains murky. Prices for the spice oil on a spot basis from Guatemala touched highs of $590 per kg back […]

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Pace of Indian spice export growth tails off a little

INDIAN spice exports are still ahead of the previous year’s pace for the first seven months of the season but the pace tailed off somewhat in October. For the April to October period, preliminary data showed exports grew by 6% in volumes to 317,280 tonnes from 299,250 tonnes a year earlier, while the value rose […]

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Revised crop view leads to upward trend in cardamom market

GUATEMALAN cardamom prices have shown increases in recent weeks on reports that the new crop is likely to fall short of earlier estimates. In August, most exporters at origin had been pegging the 2010/11 crop to reach between 23,000 and 24,000 tonnes, which would be a substantial increase on the 17,000 to 18,000 tonnes attained […]

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Revised crop view sends cardamom values sharply higher

GUATEMALAN cardamom prices have shown increases in recent weeks on reports that the new crop is likely to fall short of earlier estimates. In August, most exporters at origin had been pegging the 2010/11 crop to reach between 23,000 and 24,000 tonnes, which would be a substantial increase on the 17,000 to 18,000 tonnes attained […]

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