We have no choice than to remain sidelined-We were ransomed here

ON the Friday afternoon that The Public Ledger spoke with Gerwald Kras of the Rotterdam office of pepper processor Olam International, something odd had happened that epitomised the shifting power in many agricultural commodities. “It’s very strange. Vietnam is not even a seller today,” he said. “Indian prices moved up by 3% on the exchange […]

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Long harvest sees cardamom drop

INDIAN spice traders are expecting declines in prices of the country’s cardamom in the coming weeks as farmers release stocks on fears of an extended harvest season. A report in The Financial Express said that following a slow down in February, arrivals had increased at the auction centres as farmers released more cardamom into the […]

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