Guatemala boosts cardamom exports

GUATEMALA has recorded a sharp increase in its exports of cardamom over the first nine months of this year. Customs data shows that the country shipped a total of 15,072 tonnes of the spice to global destinations between January and September 2011, 28% up from the 11,773 tonnes sold in the same period of 2010. […]

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India sees sharp decline in spice exports

EXPORTS of Indian spices during April to October fell 11.11% year-on-year to 296,100 tonnes, led by a sharp decline in garlic, coriander and chilli, according to data published on the Spices Board website on Tuesday. The exports in the year-ago period stood at 333,130 tonnes. While exports of garlic plummeted 94% to 1,000 tonnes, those […]

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Indian spice sales make strong gains

INDIAN spice exports have shown a 29% increase in rupee value terms over the April to September period despite a decline of 19% in volumes. Total value over the first six months of the current fiscal year reached Rs41.65bn ($920.55m) compared with Rs32.2bn in the same period a year ago. Volumes over the 2011 period […]

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Indian spice exports show strong gains in value terms

INDIAN spice exports have shown a 29% increase in rupee value terms over the April to September period despite a decline of 19% in volumes. Total value over the first six months of the current fiscal year reached Rs41.65bn ($920.55m) compared with Rs32.2bn in the same period a year ago. Volumes over the 2011 period […]

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Indian spice exports show strong gains in value terms

INDIAN spice exports have shown a 29% increase in rupee value terms over the April to September period despite a decline of 19% in volumes. Total value over the first six months of the current fiscal year reached Rs41.65bn ($920.55m) compared with Rs32.2bn in the same period a year ago. Volumes over the 2011 period […]

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Cardamom prices stay down though fungus a concern

GUATEMALAN cardamom prices that dropped as the new crop started remain low despite some possible fungal damage. “Prices dropped on account of a bigger crop, which is thought to be 10% higher than last year at 25,000 to 26,000 tonnes. This is mainly in the green quality,” said a Dutch trader. The one uncertain factor […]

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Guatemala’s lower new crop cardamom prices hold for now

GUATEMALAN cardamom prices that dropped as the new crop started remain low despite some possible fungal damage. “Prices dropped on account of a bigger crop, which is thought to be 10% higher than last year at 25,000 to 26,000 tonnes. This is mainly in the green quality,” said a Dutch trader. “The one uncertain factor […]

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India earns more from low spice sales

INDIAN spice exports generated higher revenue between April and August 2011 than the same period a year ago despite the volumes being lower on this occasion. Value was up 26% to Rs33.65bn ($672.66m) from Rs26.76bn earlier while the volume declined 23% to 195,500 tonnes from 255,100 tonnes previously. The principal drivers for the export growth […]

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Indian spice exports surge 26 percent in value despite slump in volume

INDIAN spice exports generated higher revenue between April and August 2011 than the same period a year ago despite the volumes being lower on this occasion. Value was up 26% to Rs33.65bn ($672.66m) from Rs26.76bn earlier while the volume declined 23% to 195,500 tonnes from 255,100 tonnes previously. A report in The Business Line said […]

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India says cardamom rot not a concern

THE Indian Spices Board has said incidences of rot disease in cardamom plantations in Kerala’s Idukki district should not raise undue concern. Fungal diseases were common during the monsoon season and the severity was a bit more than usual but not to alarming levels, the board said. Unlike previous years, the cardamom tracts in Idukki […]

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