India sees sharp rise in area planted to turmeric

October 12, 2009 By:

INDIA’S turmeric plantings for the 2009/10 season are much higher than those of last year as stronger prices have encouraged the country’s farmers to expand their area to the spice. Turmeric sowing for 2009/10 has been completed across India. The delayed onset of monsoon rains meant that plantings started 21 to 25 days later than […]

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Limited stocks underpin Indian turmeric

October 5, 2009 By:

INDIAN turmeric futures look set for further gains in the coming weeks after advancing on September 24 due to tightening supplies and strong festival demand. India’s turmeric output in 2009/10 is expected to increase as area under the spice expanded and August rains ensured yields would be near normal despite erratic rains in June to […]

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