Weak demand keeps ginger price unchanged

Global ginger demand is likely to remain slack for the remainder of this year and therefore inhibit any significant price changes. One reason for the weak buying was because it was widely known that there were still adequate supplies of ginger available from India…READ MORE

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Expensive Indian spices curb export demand

EXPORTS of spices from India have fallen significantly during the current fiscal year largely due to the produce being uncompetitively priced on the international market. India’s spice exports declined by around 15,000 tonnes during the first quarter of the current financial year, which runs from April 2003 to March 2004. The fall in shipments has […]

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Drought virtually halves Indian ginger harvest

INDIA looks set to have a very poor ginger harvest this year after recent indications showed that the crop was severely damaged by last summer’s drought. In Kerala, the most important area for ginger cultivation, crops suffered because most farmers rely on rain for their water supplies and only a few have irrigation facilities…READ MORE

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