GLOBAL cumin seed prices have been subjected to sharp increases over the last few weeks due to ongoing speculation and expected lower availability this year. Indian cumin seed at $2,000 a tonne cif compared with $1,900 a tonne a fortnight earlier…READ MORE
The world supplies of cumin outside India are considerably less than last year. However, to counterbalance that India has the biggest crop ever at 110,000 tonnes with a 15,000 to 20,000-tonne carryover. This combination of supply factors has made for a very confusing trading environment…READ MORE
TIGHT world supplies of cumin seed are causing importers to look to new origins to secure supplies. India’s cumin seed exports in the first two months of the 2006/07 season increased to 5,650 tonnes, valued at Rs362m ($7.71m) from 1,351 tonnes, worth Rs109m in the same period of 2005/06. However, the unit value fell to […]
INDIAN cumin seed prices have eased over the last few weeks due to a general lack of demand. Indian cumin seed prices at $1,800 a tonne cif compared with $2,000 a tonne a week earlier. Indian cumin seed prices had escalated by 15% in the space of two weeks. This was attributed to strong buying…READ […]
Due to good climatic conditions, the 2005/06 sowing of cumin seeds was nearly one-and-a-half times more than in the previous year. The state of Gujarat has estimated its cumin production at 154,000 tonnes, while Rajasthan, is likely to produce around 100,000 tonnes…READ MORE
TRADERS are confident that recent increases in Indian cumin seed prices due to weather-induced crop concerns are only a temporary blip. Prices on an fob basis had firmed by between $50 and $75 a tonne due to unseasonal rains in several regions of India, particularly Rajasthan, which is a main cumin seed producing region and […]
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 […]
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
INDIA’S new cumin seed harvest, which begins this month, is expected to reach a bumper 140,000 tonnes. The Indian cumin industry was also given an extra boost in 2005 India is expected to have a carryover of 25,000 tonnes from the previous year, which is weighing on prices…READ MORE
INDIAN cumin seed prices have increased substantially over the past few weeks in response to a combination of reduced plantings and dwindling stocks across the country. Since the beginning of the year, the spot price of Indian cumin has risen to $2,000 a tonne from $1,860 a tonne…READ MORE