Pepper re-plantation

THE Indian Spices Board plans to implement a re-plantation and rejuvenation scheme for pepper in the Idukki district of Kerala. The aim of the scheme is to increase production to 100,000 tonnes in five years from the present 28,000 tonnes in the district, which accounts for 60% of the pepper output from the state…READ MORE

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Dollar dip prompts pepper price rethink

INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have seen sharp gains in recent weeks largely as a result of improved demand and the continued depreciation of the US dollar against key global currencies. In the week ending May 29, Increases in black pepper prices from India…READ MORE

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