INDIA’s cumin harvest has now been completed and industry insiders have reported it to be of a good size. The volume has been put at around 200,000 tonnes by some sources. India has an estimated 20,000 tonnes of 2007 crop carryover…READ MORE
INDIA’S cumin seed production in 2008 is likely to exceed the earlier estimate by 39% to about 2.5m bags due to favourable weather and increased area under cultivation. The total output was earlier projected to rise to about 1.8m bags each bag carries 70kg from about 1.5m bags last year…READ MORE
Mumbai believes that the Indian cumin seed market is facing a number of potentially bullish as well as bearish factors over the coming weeks, and it remains to be seen how events will unfold. Domestic consumption is expected to increase to 165,000 tonnes in 2007/08 against 145,000 tonnes in 2006/07…READ MORE
INDIAN cumin seed prices have shown some downward movements over recent weeks, which has been attributed to a spate of selling ahead of an anticipated decent sized 2008 crop. First arrivals of Indian new crop cumin seed should start to filter through this month and trade estimates have pegged output at around 95,000 tonnes compared […]