HIGHER demand during the ensuing festival season is likely to lift cardamom prices in India given the crunch in supply and the havoc that incessant rains in Kerala have played with this year's crop. Demand for cardamom usually surges during the festival and winter season in North India, and demand from West Asia also picks up for the Ramadan festival. Cardamom production in India during 2007/08 (April to March) is likely to be in the range of 8,500 to 9,000 tonnes, compared with 11,235 tonnes a year ago. World output is about 35,000 tonnes a year... Read More