INDIA’S total volume of spices exports in the first seven months of the 2008/09 season rose by 7% due to strong demand for turmeric. While turmeric shipments rose 6% to 32,250 tonnes…READ MORE
INDIA’S total volume of spice exports in the first half of the 2008/09 season were up 8.4%, compared to the same period last year, as larger quantities of turmeric were shipped abroad. While overseas sales of turmeric rose 10% to 29,000 tonnes…READ MORE
INDIA could have turmeric carry-over stocks for 2009 in the region of 500,000 bags, around 58% lower than the 1.2m bags going into the current year, due to lower production in the 2007/08 season There would be a shortfall on the supply front in 2009 due to steady production and lower carry-over stocks. It will […]
INDIAN turmeric arrivals in the spot market in Nizamabad fell by 16.8% to 50,317 tonnes in the first eight months of 2008 from the same period a year ago. Nizamabad is the main spot market for turmeric in India’s biggest producing state of Andhra Pradesh…READ MORE
INDIA’S total spice exports in the first four months of the fiscal 2008/09 year rose 14.7% in volume terms on the back of strong demand for turmeric, the Spices Board said on Friday. Spice exports during April to July reached 185,255 tonnes, compared with 161,577 tonnes a year-ago…READ MORE
TURMERIC’S revival as a profitable Indian spice export is still on the right track, especially as prices have been pushed up further following delivery problems. The heavy rainfall in some north Indian states had an adverse effect on turmeric traders in Erode…READ MORE
TURMERIC prices continue to be high following a reduction of the Indian crop by up to 25% because of low acreage and bad weather. In May 2007, the average spot price of turmeric in Nizamabad was Rs1,850 per quintal but is now Rs3,500 per quintal…READ MORE
TURMERIC prices are experiencing a kick-back from reduced production in dominant origin India after two years of the farming community’s dissatisfaction with returns. Madras turmeric fingers are up $100 a tonne to $850 a tonne on a cif basis or $700 a tonne fob…READ MORE
THE Indian state of Haryana is taking steps to expand the area planted with turmeric, which has fallen to drastically low levels over recent years. The area under turmeric production currently amount to only 29 hectares in the state, having plummeted from 280 hectares in 2005/06 and 330 hectares in 2004/05…READ MORE
INDIAN spice exports are on a roll, with most expected to exceed their annual export targets by significant margins. In the past week, turmeric prices have risen by Rs200 to Rs300 per quintal in the spot and futures markets due to demand and short covering…READ MORE