INDIA’S total volume of spice exports in the first half of the 2008/09 season were up 8.4%, compared to the same period last year, as larger quantities of cumin seed and coriander were shipped abroad. Exports of cumin seed were up 97% in the first half of the season as lower output in other major […]
CUMIN seed prices have incurred further losses over recent weeks due to the combined effects of the strength of the US dollar against local currencies, the downward pressure of speculative activity in India and attempts to increase buying interest. In the week ending October 10, Indian produce was indicated at $2,800 a tonne cif compared […]
DECENT rainfall in the last part of India’s monsoon looks to have brightened the prospects for its cumin production in 2008/09. As well as good rains in August and September, rising cumin prices over the past two years to a peak of Rs2,500 ($50.97) to Rs2,600 per 20kg bag have spurred production…READ MORE