India's new cardamom crop has started and is expected to be of a decent size after favourable levels of rainfall. Mumbai-based Emperor Akbar Green Cardamoms said in a June 26 market report: "There has been excellent rainfall in the plantations with good climatic conditions for cardamom." The company noted that currently, the new crop consisted of about 20 to 25% of the total arrivals. "The new crop arrivals are mostly of the small and medium grades. Some arrivals are even mixed with the old crop," it stated... Read More