Indian cumin seed pricing resists early bearish signals

INDIA is expected to have a decent sized cumin seed crop in early 2012 but its prices have not tumbled as the country benefits from extra demand arising from continued supply problems in rival origins. Indian cumin prices had fallen by about 7 to 8% due to the depreciation of the Indian rupee against the […]

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Cumin industry up in arms over latest harvest outlook estimate

INDIA’S cumin seed crop has become the subject of much debate after spice dealers in the country and elsewhere challenged a recent estimate that this year’s crop totalled as much as 305,000 tonnes. India has indicated that national output has been well above 250,000 tonnes over the last three years…READ MORE

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Weaker demand meets small crop to cut cumin value

INDIAN spice dealers are expecting a decline in the country’s cumin seed prices over the June to August period due to higher output and lower export demand. Indian prices was higher 2010/11 production of 305,000 tonnes compared with 285,000 tonnes in 2009/10. Production has been increasing at a steady pace in the last three to […]

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Cumin stocks weigh on prices

INDIAN cumin seed prices have been subjected to downward pressure of late due to higher stocks in the exchange warehouses and the expiry of around 3,200 tonnes in the June contract. Indian cumin seed offers on the international market as being at $2,950 to $3,000 a tonne c&f…READ MORE

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Heavy new cumin arrivals driving Indian price down

INDIAN cumin seed spot prices are expected to be subject to downward pressure in the coming weeks due to hefty new crop arrivals. This cumin seed was old crop material which was traded at a discount of at least Rs300 to the new crop produce…READ MORE

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