India's Apr-Dec spices exports up 13.4% on year at 1.22 mln tn; jeera up 67%
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MUMBAI – India exported 1.22 million tonnes of spices in Apr-Dec, up 13.4% on year from 1.08 million tonnes exported a year ago, according to data from the Spices Board of India. Total exports of spices in dollar terms rose 9.4% on year to $3.36 billion during Apr-Dec. In rupee terms, exports rose 11% to INR 281.94 billion, the data showed.
The exports of jeera rose 67% on year to 178,846.56 tonnes in the first nine months of 2024-25 (Apr-Mar), the data showed.
Chilli exports jumped 14% on year to 435,891.14 tonnes, the report said. The exports of turmeric rose 13% on year to 136,921.04 tonnes while fennel exports grew a whopping 110% on year at 67,153.4 tonnes. Fenugreek exports were up 49% on year at 31,682.38 tonnes and those of ginger increased 49% on year to 65,106.58 tonnes, the data stated.
Exports of small cardamom jumped 37.3% on year to 4,926.4 tonnes while those of large cardamom rose 16% on year to 915.41 tonnes. Pepper exports grew 23% to 15,320.5 tonnes in the first nine months of the current financial year. Exports of other spices, which include asafoetida, cinnamon, cassia, cambodge, and saffron, fell by 0.3% to 54,143.7 tonnes, as per the report.
Exports of Celery were up 35% on year at 6,750.27 tonnes while nutmeg and mace exports rose 5% on year to 3,811.7 tonnes.
Exports of garlic, coriander, other seeds, and mint products fell in terms of volume. Exports of coriander fell 50% on year to 43,609.44 tonnes while that of garlic declined 61% to 25,770.79 tonnes. Exports of other seeds, which include ajwain seeds, dill seeds, poppy seeds, aniseeds, and mustard seeds, fell 18% on year to 25,466.71 tonnes.
Exports of mint products, which include menthol, menthol crystals, and other mint oils, declined 2.6% on year to 20,119.78 tonnes.
India is the largest producer of turmeric, coriander, and jeera.
The following table details the commodity-wise break-up of exports, in tonnes, of India's major spices in 2024-25 (Apr-Dec), compared with the previous year and on-year change in percentage terms:
Exports | 2024-25 (Apr-Dec) | 2023-24 (Apr-Dec) | Change (in %) |
Jeera | 178,846.56 | 106,905.4 | 67% |
Turmeric | 136,921.04 | 121,170.98 | 13% |
Fennel | 67,153.4 | 31,939.2 | 110% |
Coriander | 43,609.44 | 87,531.24 | (-)50% |
Garlic | 25,770.79 | 66,463.65 | (-)61% |
Other seeds | 25,466.71 | 31,016.09 | (-)18% |
Fenugreek | 31,682.38 | 21,278.79 | 49% |
Small Cardamom | 4,926.4 | 3,588.11 | 37.3% |
Total | 1,219,260.74 | 1,075,030.10 | 13.4% |
* Total may not tally as only major items have been included.
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US$1 = INR 85.97
Reported by Taniva Singha Roy
Edited by Subhojit Sarkar
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