Spice Factors

Dry weather ruins Indian cardamom hopes

THE continuing drought in the cardamom producing centres of Idukki in Kerala and Bodinayakannur in Tamil Nadu has shattered farmers’…

Guatemala curbs cardamom price as sales weaken

Crop forecast will continue to pressure cardamom market

Indian cardamom

Spices Board looks to gauge interest in cardamom auction

Indonesian pepper harvest picks up pace

Indonesia’s pepper harvest is gathering momentum, according to the latest weekly prices bulletin from the International Pepper Community (IPC). However,…

Indian black pepper market remains firm

Vietnamese pepper exporters not pushing sales

Pepper buyers resistant to lower prices from Vietnam

Indian black pepper supply remains tight

Indian cumin seen rebounding from declines

Indian cumin seed prices are expected to show further steady gains over the next week or so on improved demand…

India sees good prospects for cumin seed crop

India tightens sampling rules for cumin exports

UK firm responds quickly to cumin seed adulterant fears

Indian cumin seed prices decline

Weather spoils mace and nutmeg outlook

International spice traders are bracing themselves for the likelihood of tight global supplies of mace and nutmeg next year as…

Nutmeg oil might have reached its peak, says Treatt

Push for sustainability faces challenges in nutmeg sector

India urges uniform spice standards

Indonesia raises nutmeg shipments

Star anise’s use in Tamiflu sees prices double

BIRD flu could give China’s ailing star anise sector a much needed boost as the spice’s use in Tamiflu –…

Indian firms buy star anise for bird flu drug

Star anise soars into stratosphere due to crop decline

Poor Asian crops helps star anise rebound

Vietnam is latest country to fuel star anise sales