Spice Factors

Indian cardamom shows bearish trend

Indian cardamom prices have been subjected to downward pressure of late due to 2012 crop carryover stocks of about 2,000…

Indian Spices Board encourages cardamom output in Sikkim

Short Guatemalan crop puts pressure on India’s cardamom supply

Indian cardamom prices seen declining on extended harvest

Strong prices boost Indian cardamom plantings

Pepper buyers resistant to lower prices from Vietnam

Pepper harvesting is under way in Vietnam and new material from initial harvesting has already been reaching the market, the…

Indonesian pepper crop helps give direction

Farmer reluctance lends support to Indian pepper values

Pepper prices dragged down by Indonesian crop

Global pepper prices seen to be holding mostly firm

Chinese buying underpins Indian cumin seed market

Indian cumin seed prices have faced upward pressure in recent weeks due to strong demand from China, Indian spice exporter…

Price falls in Indian cumin limited by ongoing export demand

Selling pressure in Indian cumin seed market

India completes cumin seed plantings

India tightens sampling rules for cumin exports

India urges uniform spice standards

INDIA plans to more than double exports of spices in five years by persuading importers to ease trade barriers and…

Nutmeg market largely unmoved

Nutmeg sellers aim to encourage more purchasing

Indonesian mace exporters look to generate interest

Push for sustainability faces challenges in nutmeg sector

Star anise’s use as bird flu drug spurs demand

GLOBAL spice traders are bracing themselves for a possible surge in demand for Chinese star anise because the herb forms…

Star anise’s use in Tamiflu sees prices double

Vietnam is latest country to fuel star anise sales

Poor Asian crops helps star anise rebound

Star anise soars into stratosphere due to crop decline