Food ingredients like pepper, chilli powder, even turmeric powder are handy tools that can be changed into powerful weapons when time demands. Spices have been used since ancient times as self defence and this is being revived now.
India spices industry, biggest producer and exporter in the world, facing challenges over food safety,sustainability and traceability.
Persisting dry weather in growing regions in India and low availability of high quality cardamom in Guatemala has made the Indian variety the top trading commodity at the start of New Year.
Will India soon lose its esteemed status as the global benchmark price setter for black pepper? If Tocom rubber futures price benchmark is the mover and shaker of Indian rubber prices, a similar turning point is all set to take place in the case of pepper—fondly called the black gold.
