Spice Factors

Short Guatemalan crop puts pressure on India’s cardamom supply

INDIAN spice traders have seen major increases in the country’s cardamom prices due to an uptake in demand which has…

Crop forecast will continue to pressure cardamom market

Indian cardamom prices dip on slow demand despite low arrivals

Strong internal and exporter interest lifts Indian cardamom

Cardamom prices still held back by lack of demand

Pepper prices drift lower in August

Global pepper prices showed a mostly weaker tendency in August, the International Pepper Community (IPC) noted in its Market Review…

China makes moves to buy Vietnamese pepper

IPC views global pepper pricing as mixed last month

Brazilian pepper prices held high by supply fears

Brazilian pepper prices lifted by good demand

European spice dealers challenge price falls in Indian cumin seed

Indian cumin seed sources have reported instances of prices easing in recent weeks and have forecast further slides ahead on…

Indian cumin seed prices see boost

Indian cumin prices resist sentiment

Indian cumin seed held strong by limited arrivals

Chinese buying underpins Indian cumin seed market

Dealers debate extent of next upturn in nutmeg

EUROPEAN spice dealers are divided in their opinions as to how much higher Indonesian mace and nutmeg prices can go…

Push for sustainability faces challenges in nutmeg sector

Push for sustainability faces challenges in nutmeg sector

Nutmeg market largely unmoved

Indian nutmeg producers gain from favourable output

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…

Indian firms buy star anise for bird flu drug

Star anise’s use in Tamiflu sees prices double

Poor Asian crops helps star anise rebound

Star anise soars into stratosphere due to crop decline