Indian cardamom crop affected by monsoon delays

July 23, 2014 By:

The quality of India’s cardamom is being adversely impacted due to delays in monsoon rains, but quality is expected to improve by the middle of next month, according to local sources. Hemen Ruparel of Emperor Akbar Green Cardamom noted that India’s monsoon rains had been delayed by about a month and so far, the rainfall […]

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Guatemalan cardamom sector faces limits to growth

July 2, 2014 By:

Guatemala’s growth potential as a cardamom producer is constrained by a number of adverse factors, according to a recent assessment by the USDA. In a June 26 report on the sector, the USDA noted: “Cardamom is the ‘green gold of Guatemala’ but the strong spice has several problems limiting further growth – and the taste […]

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