GLOBAL cumin seed prices have escalated higher in recent weeks, largely as a result of speculative activity in India. Monday that over the last week, Indian cumin seed reach around $3,500 a tonne c&f…READ MORE
INDIAN cumin seed prices saw renewed volatility early in the past week largely as a result of ongoing demand Cumin seed on both the physicals and futures sides of the market. The near month June contract continues to trade in discount to the spot market price…READ MORE
DESPITE a bumper crop, cumin seed prices in India, the world’s largest producer and exporter of the spice seed, have been largely stable in the last few weeks due to low carryover stocks and good export demand. The main cumin in the country, prices have been steady in the range of Rs10,500 ($231) to Rs12,000 […]
INDIAN cumin prices are under pressure from strong arrivals and poor exports so far this season. However, output in the 2008/09 seasons was an all-time high following a dramatic rise in the acreage turned over to cumin seed with the area under cultivation increasing by around 10% to 525,000 hectares…READ MORE
INDIAN cumin prices are under pressure from strong arrivals and poor exports so far this season, however, despite cumin spot and futures gaining marginally over the past week, most traders feel that the near-term outlook remains bearish as the harvest nears completion. Cumin exports in January 2010 dropped by 47% to 2,000 tonnes compared with […]
INTERNATIONAL cumin seed prices have been subjected to further downward pressure as origin sellers look to clear their stocks ahead of imminent hefty arrivals in India and anticipated favourable crops elsewhere later this year. Indian exporters are setting the market trend by discounting their offers with an increase in new crop arrivals and expectations of […]
INDIAN cumin seed prices have weakened of late in anticipation of the arrival of the Asian country’s new crop at the end of February, and this has dragged down values in rival origins. India’s new crop was the key downward influence on current values…READ MORE
INDIAN cumin seed futures fell to new contract lows on Tuesday afternoon due to weak spot demand, higher output and adequate stocks. Traders are awaiting export demand which can provide some support to prices…READ MORE
Indian cumin seed had increased to $3,300 a tonne fob in the last week as stocks in the Asian country are very short and not enough to cover the next few months of consumption ahead of first arrivals from the 2010 crop around March. In contrast with this price indication, Indian cumin seed of 1% […]
GLOBAL cumin seed prices have advanced strongly in recent weeks due to an overall lack of availability across the market. Indian cumin seed has shown underlying strength this year due to a smaller crop, which was estimated to be substantially short of the country’s massive internal consumption requirement, prompting imports from…READ MORE