INDIAN spice traders are predicting that cardamom prices in the country will remain firm over the coming weeks, despite new crop arrivals reaching auction centres, as Guatemala's forthcoming 2005/06 crop is expected to be lower following heavy rain and landslides. Traders in India reported that, for the week ending November 19, average prices rose to between Rs230 ($5.02) and Rs240 a kg from the range of Rs210 to Rs220 a kg a week earlier. Futures trading prices for December and January 2006 also rose... Read More