The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) has urged the government to take adequate measures in a timely manner to prevent the spread of various diseases in spices. High incidence of plant diseases and pest attacks has been noticed in many areas in the southern Kerala state. Most crops, including paddy, coconut, pepper, rubber, nutmeg […]
The devastating floods in Kerala have brought the state’s economy to a standstill, with tens of thousands of farmers clueless about their future, as rainwaters have destroyed yearlong plantations, hitting coffee, spices and rubber. “Preliminary findings show that nearly 1,82,000 farmers are directly affected, and nearly 28,150 hectares of farm land are submerged in flood […]
India exported a record 10,28,060 tonnes of spices and spice products valued at Rs 17,929.55 crore in 2017-18 as against 9,47,790 tonnes worth Rs 17,664.61 crore in FY 2016-17, registering an increase of 8 per cent in volume and one per cent in rupee terms, according to latest data released by Spices Board of India. […]
The South West monsoon isn’t proving to be a boon to the Kerala’s plantation sector. The downpour has become a flood like situation impacting various commodities such as tea, cardamom, pepper and coffee. Reports of widespread damage to standing crops, pests and disease outbreak are coming in from several places. The tea sector has already […]
The Spice Board of India has tightened rules of sampling for jeera (cumin) exports after receiving several representations from importing countries on adulteration and poor-quality shipments from Gujarat. Surveillance sampling and testing conducted by the Board found adulteration in a cumin seed export consignment of 12.5 million tonnes in a Gujarat-based exporting unit. The Quality […]
Erratic rainfall, scarcity of water and unfavourable weather conditions have seen Gujarat displaced from its position of India’s top spice-producing state and pushed down to number four, government data showed. The overall spice production in Gujarat has fallen to 8.68 lakh tonnes from 10.78 lakh tonnes in 2015-16, a drop of around 20 per cent. […]
After hitting a low of Rs 150-155 a kg at the Unjha spot market in North Gujarat in March, Jeera prices are on an upward journey, as arrivals have shrunk and export orders have picked up. The spice commodity’s prospects turned bearish after various trade bodies estimated higher production – in the range of 3.75-4.40 […]
Indian spices and spice products surged to an appreciable export worth Rs. 13,167.89 crore on a volume of 797,145 tonnes during April-December 2017 as against 663,247 tonnes valued at Rs. 12607.46 crores in the corresponding period of 2016, registering an increase of 20 per cent in volume and 4 per cent in rupee terms. In […]
The Spices Board of India has urged farmers and exporters to market their products with a unique selling proposition in the global market by striving for geographical indication (GI) labels for their quality spices, the Hindu Business Line reported. Observing that marketing of spices is a major issue as compared to production, Spices Board Chairman […]
India exported 557,525 tonnes of spices worth Rs 8,850.53 crore during April to September 2017, the latest data from the Spices Board showed, marking a 24 per cent year-on-year jump. India had exported 450,700 tonnes, valued at Rs 8,700.15 crore during the same period last year. In dollar terms, India’s exports of spices and spice […]