Expecting a drop in production, exporters had booked for arrivals early this year.

China accounts for 30-40% of India’s total jeera exports and it usually import large quantities in March and April.

The all-India production touched 6,00,000 tonnes last year, of which Gujarat alone accounts for over 50%.

Insufficient rains had pushed up the December futures price in NCDEX beyond Rs 200 per kg mark.

The overseas demand for Indian jeera is expected to increase as the supply from other sources are limited

On Tuesday, the April futures prices hovered around Rs 67 per kg.

The harvest season has started and arrivals in market have increased from Gujarat and Rajasthan.

It touched a high of Rs 221.45 per kg on Tuesday before slipping to Rs 219.80.

Cumin accounts for the largest exports from India among spices, after chilli, earning nearly Rs 2,000 crore last year.

The futures contract for August delivery touched Rs 75 per kg on Wednesday.

The benchmark turmeric contract for August delivery on the NCDEX went up by 8.6% to trade at Rs. 7,500 per quintal during the current week ...

Higher stock at warehouses has kept the futures prices of the spice at NCDEX low.

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June futures reached Rs 192.35 per kg on Friday.

NCDEX April Mustard jumped to the highest levels for the month today even as the market is expecting a record-large domestic crop this seas...

Turmeric prices have turned bullish on reports of a shortfall in production in the key growing areas of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Jeera (cumin) exports are reaching a new high even as prices have moved up in the local markets following unseasonal rains and production s...