Indian harvest curbs cumin seed values

CUMIN seed prices are expected to be subject to some downward pressure over the coming weeks due to the realisation that India’s 2006 crop will be a large one. Grades of Indian new crop cumin seed are being between $1,500 and $1,550 a tonne cif, which put them close to the $1,525 a tonne cif…READ […]

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Weather favours Indian cumin seed harvest

INDIA’S cumin seed harvest is progressing well as a result of perfect weather conditions. In the state of Gujarat, had amounted to between 1,500 and 2,000 bags, while 1,100 bags had arrived in Rajkot. Including new crop supplies and carryover from last season India will have a total availability of 150,000 tonnes…READ MORE

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