INDIAN cumin seed prices have surged higher and look set for further strength in the coming weeks due to a sharp reduction in planted area and untimely rains. India, cumin seed plantings had been undertaken over an area of 39,000 hectares, 45% down from the 71,000 hectares seen in the same period of the previous […]
Indian prices as being subject to downward pressure due to a reasonable crop this year, the prospect of the next Indian crop at the end of February, and ongoing reluctance from some global buyers owing to the issue of pesticide residue in certain products from the Asian country. In the past, Indian cumin seed has […]
INDIAN cumin seed prices have declined in the last few weeks due to lack of demand both on the domestic and overseas markets. Sowing of the next crop is thought to have been delayed by rains but is expected to be high compared with last year due to good prices at farm level…READ MORE
INDIAN cumin seed prices continued to edge upwards early in the past week on strong domestic and overseas interest. Sales at the auction had increased to 6,000 bags for the arrivals of 3,000 bags indicating improved domestic and overseas buying interest…READ MORE
INDIAN cumin seed futures remained firm over the early part of the last week as local buyers moved in to take cover. cumin seed futures were volatile on Tuesday. witnessed fresh buying for the September delivery while covering of short position featured for the August delivery…READ MORE
GLOBAL cumin seed prices have escalated higher in recent weeks, largely as a result of speculative activity in India. Monday that over the last week, Indian cumin seed reach around $3,500 a tonne c&f…READ MORE
INDIAN cumin seed prices saw renewed volatility early in the past week largely as a result of ongoing demand Cumin seed on both the physicals and futures sides of the market. The near month June contract continues to trade in discount to the spot market price…READ MORE
DESPITE a bumper crop, cumin seed prices in India, the world’s largest producer and exporter of the spice seed, have been largely stable in the last few weeks due to low carryover stocks and good export demand. The main cumin in the country, prices have been steady in the range of Rs10,500 ($231) to Rs12,000 […]
INDIAN cumin prices are under pressure from strong arrivals and poor exports so far this season. However, output in the 2008/09 seasons was an all-time high following a dramatic rise in the acreage turned over to cumin seed with the area under cultivation increasing by around 10% to 525,000 hectares…READ MORE
INDIAN cumin prices are under pressure from strong arrivals and poor exports so far this season, however, despite cumin spot and futures gaining marginally over the past week, most traders feel that the near-term outlook remains bearish as the harvest nears completion. Cumin exports in January 2010 dropped by 47% to 2,000 tonnes compared with […]