Spice Factors

India’s Spices Board aims to bypass auction system on cardamom

INDIA’S Spices Board is looking to develop an alternative direct marketing system for cardamom to bypass the auction system, offering…

Indian cardamom prices fall in technical correction

India expects lower crop of cardamom due to lack of rain

Cardamom strike called off in Indian state

Cardamom dragged down by hefty arrivals

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,…

IPC calls for accurate production data from members

Indian black pepper market remains firm

Pepper prices seen as edging higher in some origins

Slow first arrivals from Indian pepper crop

Selling pressure in Indian cumin seed market

This was witnessed as taking place over the last fortnight, mainly due to uncertainty over the outlook for the country’s…

Indian cumin seed prices decline

European spice dealers challenge price falls in Indian cumin seed

Indian cumin seed has scope to rise in price

Chinese buying underpins Indian cumin seed market

Indonesia raises nutmeg shipments

INDONESIA’S global sales of nutmeg ended 2011 comfortably ahead of the levels of a year ago. The country shipped a…

Nutmeg market largely unmoved

Indonesia boosts global nutmeg sales

Mace and nutmeg price slides seen as short term move

Dealers debate extent of next upturn in nutmeg

Poor Asian crops helps star anise rebound

GLOBAL prices of star anise could be set to rebound from a recent price crash due to far smaller crops…

Star anise’s use in Tamiflu sees prices double

Star anise’s use as bird flu drug spurs demand

Star anise soars into stratosphere due to crop decline

Indian firms buy star anise for bird flu drug