Kerala planters seek nod for large-scale intercroppingThis will help raise overall transaction of industry; planters seek policy & dedicated department under industries ministry.
25 Sep, 2017, 10.00 AM IST
Association of Planters of Kerala urge state govt to abolish plantation tax and agricultural income taxThe association chairman Thomas Jacob said the crop production has come down by 30 per cent in tea, 14 per cent in rubber, 60 per cent in c...
01 Mar, 2017, 09.05 PM IST
Cash crunch makes cardamom costlierPlanters said with output down by as much as 50% last year, the stock would have run out if demonetisation had not slowed down activities o...
13 Feb, 2017, 12.45 PM IST
With prices at Rs 1,000 a kg, illegal Guatemalan cardamom sneaks inA bumper crop last year has ensured that the daily cardamom auctions in Kerala and Tamil Nadu haven't stopped despite a drought before mons...
26 Aug, 2016, 10.44 AM IST
Poor rains may hit coffee, spices crops this yearThe situation in Karnataka is not that worse and could be made up if it rains in the next few weeks. “Rains are just 9% deficient at 516 mm.
16 Aug, 2016, 04.25 AM IST
Rains just can't end plantation growers' painThe heat has affected rubber crops too. "As per our estimates, about 10 pc of tea and 15 pc of rubber have been destroyed in the extended d...
09 Jun, 2016, 06.24 AM IST
Unhappy Kerala planters propose new wage planWith the prices of rubber and tea two main crops of the state continuing to keep low, the plantation sector has now agreed that 50 per cent...
17 Nov, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
In addition to wage disputes, rains are fomenting trouble for Kerala plantationsUnlike tea or rubber, if the cardamom is not harvested now it will be damaged in the heavy downpour occurring in the state in the last seve...
06 Oct, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
Cardamom production to take a hit due to crop damage from heavy rainfallSpice growers were expecting a bumper cardamom crop this time, but heavy rainfall and strong winds have hit plantations in the Idukki high ...
27 Jun, 2015, 12.36 PM IST
Injustice done to bulk coffee and tea exporters: UPASIThe United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) is an apex body of planters of tea, coffee, rubber, pepper and cardamom in the S...
06 Apr, 2015, 06.04 PM IST
- Price decline likely to help cardamom export
A sudden plunge in cardamom prices in the ongoing lean season is worrying traders and farmers. After hitting a high of Rs 1,500 per kg in l...
17 May, 2011, 04.27 AM IST
- Cardamom prices dip over Guatemalan import threat
Cardamom prices in India are coming under pressure with speculation that the Guatemalan crop is reaching the Indian shores amid a lukewarm ...
27 Sep, 2010, 01.16 AM IST
- Lower crop gives spices a big push
Spices have seen a bull run these days, with a few of them touching record levels.
11 May, 2010, 01.03 AM IST
- Marketing centre to be set up to promote TN tea exports: Ramesh
Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Egypt have been identified for intensive marketing of tea produced in South India and a tea marketing centre would...
23 Aug, 2008, 06.35 PM IST
- Cardamom e-auction to start from today
Small cardamom has outbid tea in having a full-fledged electronic auctioning system.
23 Aug, 2007, 04.19 AM IST
- Cardamom e-auction to benefit
Cardamom traders and the Spices Board are keeping their fingers crossed as e-auction in cardamom is slated to begin on August 23 at Bodinai...
09 Aug, 2007, 05.04 AM IST
- India needs 9% growth: Chidambaram
FM said that India can't be satisfied with a 3% growth like the European countries.
10 Jul, 2007, 03.00 PM IST