SUSTAINABILITY has become increasingly prominent in the global food industry in recent years and this trend looks set to continue in future. This was highlighted by two key speakers at the American Spice Trade Association annual meeting in Amelia Island, Florida, on Tuesday. Cherie Tan, procurement operations director, sustainable sourcing renewables & smallholder development at […]
THE effective use of spice blends can help add excitement to the food sector and heighten consumer interest. This was one of the key messages conveyed by spice blender Lior Lev Sercarz at the annual meeting of the American Spice Trade Association on Monday. Using global spices, the Israeli-born, French-trained chef creates spice blends for […]
ONLY one of 15 key spices imported by the UK saw a substantial year-on-year decline in deliveries last year. Overall imports of the 15 spices reached 50,656 tonnes, a 9.8% climb from a year earlier. This was also more than the 45,753 tonnes seen a year before that. The only product that really dragged back […]
GUATEMALAN cardamom prices have rebounded over the last month or so due to a combination of demand from the Middle East and speculative activity in Guatemala itself and in rival origin India. Andrew Barker, managing director of PBA Brokerage, told The Public Ledger that whole green cardamom of medium size was now at $12.50 a […]
GUATEMALAN cardamom prices have rebounded over the last month or so due to a combination of demand from the Middle East and speculative activity in Guatemala itself and in rival origin India. Andrew Barker, managing director of PBA Brokerage, told The Public Ledger that whole green cardamom of medium size was now at $12.50 a […]
THE Indian Spices Board has set its sights on substantially boosting the country’s exports of value-added spices. The board hopes that over the next five years 75 to 80% of the total export revenue target of $3bn will come from such products. Speaking on the sidelines of the 11th World Spice Congress in Pune, A […]
THE Indian Spices Board has set its sights on substantially boosting the country’s exports of value-added spices. The board hopes that over the next five years 75 to 80% of the total export revenue target of $3bn will come from such products. Speaking on the sidelines of the 11th World Spice Congress in Pune, A […]
GUATEMALAN cardamom prices have remained prone to downward pressure due to generally slack demand and a comfortable level of availability. The arrival of India’s forthcoming new crop has added to the bearish tone. Andrew Barker, managing director of PBA Brokerage, told The Public Ledger: “There is definitely stock in Europe of all various types of […]
INDIA recorded a sharp boost in the value of its spice exports over the April to November 2011 period despite a dip in overall volumes. Spices Board data shows that the country’s spice exports generated Rs62bn ($1.17bn) during the latest eight month period, an increase of 43% from the Rs43.35bn achieved between April and November […]
GUATEMALAN cardamom prices have held relatively stable of late after crashing lower between July and October last year, but traders believe there is further downward potential ahead due to indications of a decent sized crop and concerns that demand might remain slack over the coming months. Andrew Barker, managing director of PBA Brokerage recalled that […]