The Indian Spices Board plans to launch a weekly electronic auction for cardamom on August 23 in Bodinayakanur, a trading hub in Tamil Nadu. The idea is to make sure that the farmer gets a better deal and there is more transparency in the system. The process would eliminate middlemen…READ MORE
India’s cardamom output is likely to fall this year from last year’s 12,000 tonnes, due to droughts and unseasonal rains in the major growing areas. Spices Board has submitted a detailed proposal for replantation and rejuvenation of cardamom in major producing states. The government has agreed to consider the proposal…READ MORE
A protracted dry spell during the summer, followed by heavy rains and strong gales during the delayed southwest monsoon, has caused a marked drop in arrivals of cardamom in the auction centres of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and induced a sharp price rise…READ MORE