Spice Factors

Weather helps boost Indian cardamom crop

FAVOURABLE weather in the cardamom producing regions of the southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu is likely to…

Indian cardamom exporters eye higher output

Indian cardamom

Indian cardamom prices seen declining on extended harvest

Cardamom strike called off in Indian state

Analysis: Pesticide residue strains pepper market

International pepper dealers are finding that there is an increasing focus on the issue of pesticide residues in material from…

Indian black pepper supply remains tight

Vietnam pepper prices face downward pressure

Pepper prices dragged down by Indonesian crop

Pepper shows tentative start

India sees good prospects for cumin seed crop

Industry sources have reported that the condition of the country’s cumin seed crop remains better across growing regions. Sowing in…

Indian cumin seed prices see boost

UK firm responds quickly to cumin seed adulterant fears

Price falls in Indian cumin limited by ongoing export demand

Indian cumin seed shows selling pressure

Indonesian mace exporters look to generate interest

INDONESIAN mace prices declined in the week ending December 16 as exporters at origin aimed to clear stocks in a…

Nutmeg market largely unmoved

Nutmeg arrivals grind to a halt

Dealers debate extent of next upturn in nutmeg

Indonesia boosts global nutmeg sales

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…

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 soars into stratosphere due to crop decline