INDIAN growers expect the country's cardamom crop this year to be down by a quarter from last year's level, which would be a heavy blow to the already struggling sector. India's cardamom output for the April to March 2005/06 crop year is estimated at between 13,000 and 17,000 tonnes but if the growers' gloomy predictions are realised, this year's crop will be closer to the 2004/05 crop which was estimated at around 11,000 tonnes... Read More