Dec 1, 2018 A group of Indian spice traders and planters have expressed their deepest concern over the uncontrolled and illegal import of Vietnamese pepper coming in India through Sri Lanka at lower rate of duty which falls under the…
Category: Spices
Turmeric’s golden moment as it becomes key ingredient in snacking category
Health consciousness has made the food industry sit up and try natural products in the food as flavors, dyes and texture. This demand by consumers continues as baking and snack companies introduce and reinvent products to keep up with this…
Spice producer, Synthite group to start two more units in the US and Indonesia
Image Source: News Nation July 25, 2018 World’s largest value-added spice producer- Synthite group is a Rs 1600-crore company, that is all set to expand internationally. Synthite will be focusing on its core activity of export of spice oleoresins…
India sees a spectacular export rise in spice this year
July 2, 2018 India has exported a record 1.03 million tonnes of spices and spice products in FY18, registering an increase of 8 per cent in volume terms. At about Rs. 17,930 crore, exports were 1 per cent higher in…
Training on large cardamom cultivation underway
Training programmes on large cardamom plantation are underway at Kera Ati village in Lower Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh. The programmes are being organised by the Change Foundation (CF) in collaboration with the horticulture departments. The trainers for the large…
Adulterated Cumin (zeera) seized by Spices Board of India
The Spice Board of India seized a major export consignment of cumin seeds (zeera) of a Gujarat-based firm from Kandla Port after the tests confirmed adulteration. India is one of the major exporters of cumin in the international market…
Spices export record 20% rise in volumes for nine months
2 May , 2018 Spices exports recorded 20% rise in volumes and 4% in value for nine months to December 2017 from a year ago. India exported 797,145 tonnes valued at Rs 13167.89 crore for the period. In dollar terms,…
Spices Park In Gujarat Awaits Land Allotment By State Govt
24 April, 2018 To set up a SPICES PARK in Unjha, the stakeholders have pinned their hopes on the Gujarat government for land allocation. The Spices Board of India had announced two years back that the park, has being…
Govt helping farmers to process spices and herbs
14 March, 2018 The major project in the hills of cooperatives are setting up by the Bengal government the State Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Department comprising local farmers, for processing and packaging locally-grown herbs and spices. Since…
Rs 75 crore loss due to MIP on black pepper
13 March, 2018 Black peppers exporters suffered loss of Rs 75 crore in the last three months following the levy of minimum import price of Rs 500 per kg on black pepper from last December, the spice industry predicts around 50%…
