In India, the world’s second largest producer, it is hoped that production will start to catch up in the coming years. According to the Spice Board of India, cardamom output totalled 11,920 tonnes in the recently ended 2002/03 season. India has had bad weather and the 10,000 tonne crop expected could now be only 7,000 […]
EXPORTS of spices from India have fallen significantly during the current fiscal year largely due to the produce being uncompetitively priced on the international market. The Spices Board of India has refuted claims about the threat of shoot borer to the country’s cardamom crop…READ MORE
GLOBAL cardamom supplies are expected to come under increased pressure due to fears that India’s crop may be severely reduced after being afflicted by shoot borer mites. India suggest that shoot borer has attacked 80% of the cardamom plants across Sakleshpur Taluk and that 50% of the plants at Banasree Estate in the region have […]
Low international prices have a slightly different effect on India, which produces between 6,000 and 7,000 tonnes of cardamoms each year and consumes 6,000 tonnes. Indian cardamoms are highly regarded for their quality, so, as long as the overseas buyers are offering more than the local market, India will export anything up to 2,000 tonnes…READ […]