Spice Factors

Adverse weather creates bullish tone for Madagascar cloves

The local cloves market in Madagascar has been bullish of late due to adverse weather, Gregoire Courme of French trader…

Cloves price falls are seen as temporary blip

Analysis: Cloves show high prices might be the fashion

Cloves market begins to revive

Cloves prices get dragged lower as buyers hold off

Ginger in stable mode ahead of anticipated upturn

INTERNATIONAL dried ginger prices have been holding generally static of late as weak demand cancels out the potential upward pressure…

China and Thailand warn of reduced dried ginger output

Analysis: Stepping gingerly into the market

Thai dried ginger prices hold firm as new crop delayed

Nigerian ginger unmoved by dwindling new crop supplies

India has successful year on turmeric exports

Indian turmeric exports remained strong last year being only marginally behind the levels of 2014 and comfortably ahead of the…

Indian turmeric faces mixed crop conditions

Indian turmeric prices show marginal recovery

Analysis: Indian turmeric sees strong export demand

Indian turmeric remains prone to bullish forces

Chinese cassia prices show sharp upturns

Chinese cassia lignea prices have escalated in recent months due to an underlying shortage of availability. Much of this lack…

Rains cause lull in cassia supply flows in Indonesia

Cassia availability still limited at local level

Cassia market sees supply shortages

Indonesian cassia still in stable pricing mode

Analysis: Indian cardamom prices go through the roof

There has been a massive surge in the price of small cardamom in Indian markets of late – although the…

Indian cardamom price looks set to rise

Spices Board to set up electronic auction for cardamom in Sikkim

Cardamom costly as buyers struggle between crops

Crop forecast will continue to pressure cardamom market