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India's spice markets share one problem: thin carryover stock

Cumin, coriander, turmeric, chilli, pepper and cardamom each moved on a different trigger, but India's spice markets share one thin carryover stock problem.

Coriander leads a spice rally on thin arrivals and Hormuz optimism

Coriander rose about 9% on thin Baran arrivals, leading a broad Indian spice rally as US-Iran talks lifted hopes the Strait of Hormuz would reopen to trade.

Thin arrivals support Indian spices, but demand won't chase

India's spice complex spent the first half of June stuck in the same standoff. Arrivals kept thinning across most of the major mandis, yet buyers refused to ...

Cumin finds its floor while coriander supply tightens

India's spice markets spent the second half of May waiting on buyers rather than supply, and this fortnight produced a rare clear signal in cumin: a named...

India's spice markets have a supply story, but buyers aren't listening yet

Six Indian spice categories. Six versions of the same situation: supply is genuinely tight, but the buyers have gone quiet. Cumin arrivals at Unjha fell...

Indian spice markets caught between tight supply and stalled export demand

Indian spice markets are showing a consistent pattern across the complex this fortnight. Supply is tight, sometimes severely so, but demand-side pressures...

Gulf shipping disruption reshapes Indian spice export flows

The ongoing conflict in West Asia and the resulting disruption in the Strait of Hormuz are reshaping export flows across multiple Indian spice categories,...

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