THE Indian Spices Board plans to set up an export unit in 100 acres of land at Thodupuzha, which would help farmers sell their products directly. The basic objective was to provide common infrastructure facilities for both post harvest and processing operations of spices and also to provide rural employment…READ MORE
INDIAN pepper prices have been holding firm on the futures and physicals side due to good demand at lower levels. In terms of the Indian crop, black pepper was at its maturing stage. Prevailing weather is clear in Kerala and Karnataka and may help the post harvest drying process in Kerala and maturity of…READ MORE
INDIAN pepper prices have remained generally firm of late on steady demand and low arrivals. On the physicals side of the market, Indian pepper was being offered at around $5,150 a tonne..READ MORE
Anticipated lower output and an expected upturn in domestic demand were seen as likely to lend support to prices in the coming weeks. India’s black pepper was currently at its maturing stage and anticipated heavy rains in Kerala and Karnataka might affect yields for the forthcoming crop…READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices have held firm in recent weeks and underlying tight fundamentals look set to ensure they remain solid even if demand tails off in the near future. The buyers would try to hold out for as long as possible, knowing that new crops would come through in a few months from India…READ MORE
India’s pepper output has fallen drastically from the 75,000 to 100,000 tonnes per annum range due to disease and declining yields. India as the largest producer in a short time and now has the position of the largest exporter…READ MORE
INDIA hopes to regain the top spot in the list of global pepper producers by 2014 by going in for a massive replantation and rejuvenation drive. The aim is to increase production of Indian pepper to 110,000 tonnes by 2014. Under the scheme old as well as disease-affected pepper vines will be re-planted with disease-free […]
INTERNATIONAL pepper prices escalated even higher in the week to November 5 on increasingly tight stocks and fears that supply looks set to remain limited in 2011. Demand had been fairly constant, particularly now that India were purchasing much more pepper than in the past…READ MORE
THE International Pepper Community (IPC) is launching an SMS service of pepper prices from key producing origins to pepper farmers on a daily basis. The IPC meeting was attended by a record number of 139 delegates from 25 countries in addition to 154 Indian delegates, which included pepper farmers from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. […]
GLOBAL pepper production has not been keeping pace with growth in consumption of the commodity offering scope for increasing production. India is a major consumer of the spice and consumes 60% of its annual production…READ MORE