Spice Factors

Global warming seen lifting India’s cardamom yields

SCIENTISTS in India are convinced that the country’s cardamom yields have benefited from the effects of global warming in recent…

Cardamom farmers resort to steroids use

Short Guatemalan crop puts pressure on India’s cardamom supply

India’s Spices Board to support cardamom growers

Dry spell threatens Indian cardamom crop

Brazilian pepper prices held high by supply fears

Brazilian pepper prices started rising by the start of May to mid-May and have remained very firm since then, Juliano…

Pepper prices show increases

Pepper prices decline slightly in India and Sri Lanka

Vietnamese pepper exporters not pushing sales

IPC calls for accurate production data from members

Price falls in Indian cumin limited by ongoing export demand

Indian cumin seed is drawing limited domestic demand but sustained export demand and low arrivals have limited price falls, Olam…

Indian cumin seen rebounding from declines

Selling pressure in Indian cumin seed market

Indian cumin prices resist sentiment

Indian cumin seed shows selling pressure

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…

Indian nutmeg producers gain from favourable output

Indonesian mace exporters look to generate interest

Nutmeg sellers aim to encourage more purchasing

Nutmeg oil might have reached its peak, says Treatt

Star anise soars into stratosphere due to crop decline

Chinese star anise prices have surged higher over the last month due to a much smaller crop this year. A…

Poor Asian crops helps star anise rebound

Indian firms buy star anise for bird flu drug

Vietnam is latest country to fuel star anise sales

Star anise’s use as bird flu drug spurs demand