INDIA’S imports of cardamom declined by 52.6% during April to August this year due to an ongoing fall in output from Guatemala and stringent controls at major customs points in the Asian country. Only a meagre quantity of 45 tonnes was imported from Guatemala during the period, according to a press release issued by the […]
INDIAN cardamom prices have been on the slide since hitting a recent high mark of Rs1,980 ($44.50) per kg in June this year; and have now fallen below the Rs900 a kg mark. “Supply has far outweighed demand, since the second round of picking of the harvest is in full swing and will peak towards […]
INDIAN cardamom prices declined steeply in the week to September 17 due to a substantial increase in arrivals at various auction centres in Kerala and Tamil Nadu and strong selling pressure. The Business Standard newspaper reported that, for the first time since January, prices fell below the Rs1,000 ($21.30) per kg level to between Rs950 […]
INDIAN cardamom prices declined steeply in the week to September 17 due to a sharp increase in arrivals at various auction centres in Kerala and Tamil Nadu and strong selling pressure, the Business Standard has reported. The newspaper explained that for the first time since January prices fell below the Rs1,000 ($21.30) per kg level […]
GUATEMALAN cardamom exports showed a substantial decline over the first six months of this year due to lower output, although there has been some marginal recovery in volumes to key markets from the slump seen in the first quarter of 2010. The country shipped a total of 10,081 tonnes to global destinations between January and […]
DIVERSIFIED Indian agribusiness, Harrisons Malayalam, has confirmed it is in talks with Ethiopian officials over leasing land to develop plantations. Responding to reports that the rubber and tea giant was looking to lease land for 99 years at a cost of $1 an acre, Pankaj Kapoor, managing director at Harrisons, told the Hindu Business Line: […]
DIVERSIFIED Indian agribusiness, Harrisons Malayalam, has confirmed it is in talks with Ethiopian officials over leasing land to develop plantations. Responding to reports that the rubber and tea giant was looking to lease land for 99 at a cost of $1 an acre, Pankaj Kapoor, managing director at Harrisons Malayalam, told the Hindu Business Line: […]
OVER the course of the week to September 7, there was a considerable easing in prices of Indian cardamom as concerns over the crop have abated. With heavy rains finally letting up, cardamom farmers of Kerala’s Idukki district, who contribute more than 70% of the aromatic spice produced in India, have stopped worrying over the […]
OVER the course of the week to September 7, there was a considerable easing in prices of Indian cardamom as concerns over the crop have abated. With heavy rains finally letting up, cardamom farmers of Kerala’s Idukki district, who contribute more than 70% of the aromatic spice produced in India, have stopped worrying over the […]
A STEADY rise in the price of cardamom in India has prompted some farmers to apply steroids and allopathic medicines to the plants to increase production, a report in The Hindu newspaper has observed. The report noted that Indian cardamom has been free from pricing fluctuations at the auction centres for the past two years. […]