GLOBAL dried ginger prices have surged of late due to tight supplies in the run up to the next set of crops. Heavy rains in India have raised concerns that this country’s forthcoming crop might suffer…READ MORE
INDIA is gradually becoming a net importer of ginger due to a sharp drop in its domestic output. Indian fresh ginger prices have doubled in the last few months due to the plummeting production and increasing domestic demand…READ MORE
The Wayanad district of Kerala, which used to be the main production and trading centre of ginger in India is now confined to the latter role only, traders have claimed. Growers have found the Hassan and Shimoga areas of Karanataka to be suitable for growing ginger, and around 25,000 acres have been brought under the […]
Indian ginger exports, as a percentage of its production, have also been decreasing steadily over the years, from a peak of 14,515 tonnes – 19.2% of total production – in 1978/79. Today, exports are barely 5% of production. The supply of ginger too has dropped from a recent high in 2004/05 after farmers suffered due […]
INDIAN spice exports between April and November 2008 registered a 6% growth in volume and 15% in value over those of the same period of 2007. The country’s total spice shipments have been estimated at 310,830 tonnes valued around Rs34.50bn ($786.25m) against 294,335 tonnes, valued at Rs 3.01bn…READ MORE