INDIAN cardamom production has been projected to increase by between 15% and 20% in the current fiscal year and may breach the 12,000-tonne mark, compared with between 9,000 and 9,500 tonnes produced in 2004/05, according to latest estimates published by the country's Spices Board. Indian sources said that estimates for 2005/06 production were around 11,000 tonnes. However, this figure could rise if the cardamom producing regions receive favourable levels of rainfall in the coming months... Read More