India anticipates bumper cardamom crop

January 19, 2009 By:

INDIA is expecting bumper production of small cardamom this season as a result of favourable weather. The country’s Spices Board has pegged the current crop – for which harvesting started this month – to reach 11,000 tonnes, which would be substantially ahead of the 2008 crop of around 9,500 tonnes. A report in The Economic […]

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India aims for pepper export subsidies

January 12, 2009 By:

INDIA’S union government is looking into a proposal by the Spices Board for freight and transport subsidies for pepper exports, following a 35% decline in domestic prices. VJ Kurian, chairman of the board, said that the subsidies will give pepper producers a competitive edge to attract more buyers in the global market. Kishor Shamji, president […]

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