Archive for August, 2009

INDIA’S spices exports were 4% up in volume this July at 40,625 tonnes from 38,975 tonnes in July 2008 and 4% lower in value at Rs4.6bn ($93.7m) against Rs4.8bn in the same month a year ago, but overall sales for the season are still lagging behind those of a year ago. Exports of turmeric maintained […]

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INDIAN turmeric prices are likely to surge by 25% in the second half of 2009 on thin stocks, festive demand, escalating exports and a low crop arising from inadequate rains. India exported a record 52,500 tonnes of turmeric in 2008/09, while in the first two months of 2009/10, exports climbed 16.5% to 10,500 tonnes…RESD MORE

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