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Indian spices exports moved up
Indian Spices export at a whopping high in 2020-21
Despite the COVID 19 Pandemic, Indian Spices Export has sustained its upward trend in 2021-20 and attained an all-time high of 15.65 lakh tonnes valued at 3.62 billion US $ (Rs 27,193 crores). The export has shown an increase of 30% in volume, 23% in rupee value and 17% in dollar terms. The spices export in 2019-20 attained an all-time record in terms of both volume and value
Itemwise export of spices from India 2019-20 and 2020-21
|
Spices |
2019-20 (Final) |
2020-21 (Estimate) |
% change in 2020-21 |
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|
Quantity (tonnes) |
Value (Rs in lakhs) |
Quantity (tonnes) |
Value (Rs in lakhs) |
Quantity |
Value |
|
|
Chilli |
496,000 |
671,040 |
601,500 |
842,975 |
21 |
26 |
|
Cumin |
214,190 |
332,806 |
299,000 |
425,310 |
40 |
28 |
|
Mint Products (1) |
24,470 |
383,202 |
27,400 |
366,825 |
12 |
-4 |
|
Spice Oils and Oleoresins |
13,000 |
244,683 |
16,450 |
330,675 |
27 |
35 |
|
Turmeric |
137,650 |
128,691 |
183,000 |
167,660 |
33 |
30 |
|
Cardamom (S) |
1,850 |
42,537 |
6,500 |
110,675 |
251 |
160 |
|
Curry powder/Paste |
38,370 |
81,279 |
38,450 |
89,145 |
0 |
10 |
|
Ginger |
60,410 |
52,905 |
125,700 |
75,665 |
108 |
43 |
|
Other spices (2) |
37,235 |
66,546 |
44,000 |
70,943 |
18 |
7 |
|
Pepper |
17,000 |
57,371 |
16,300 |
54,446 |
-4 |
-5 |
|
Coriander |
47,135 |
39,831 |
57,000 |
48,983 |
21 |
23 |
|
Other seeds (3) |
37,580 |
22,081 |
48,800 |
30,008 |
30 |
36 |
|
Fennel |
24,220 |
23,162 |
31,800 |
27,630 |
31 |
19 |
|
Fenugreek |
26,570 |
15,690 |
38,300 |
24,642 |
44 |
57 |
|
Nutmeg & Mace |
2,900 |
13,280 |
3,875 |
19,000 |
34 |
43 |
|
Garlic |
22,280 |
17,183 |
17,950 |
15,630 |
-19 |
-9 |
|
Celery |
6,230 |
6,904 |
7,650 |
9,984 |
23 |
45 |
|
Cardamom (L) |
1,310 |
7,090 |
1,325 |
9,126 |
1 |
29 |
|
Total |
1,208,400 |
2,206,280 |
1,565,000 |
2,719,320 |
30 |
23 |
|
Million US $ |
|
3,110.63 |
|
3,624.76 |
|
17 |
(1) Include menthol, menthol crystals, mint oils, (2) Tamarind, Asafoetida, Cassia, Saffron etc (3) Ajwan seed, Dill seed, Poppy seed, Aniseed, Mustard
Among the various spices and spice products exported, all the spices except pepper and garlic registered an increase over the previous year. Chili continued to be the most demanded spice with exports of 6,01,500 tonnes valued at Rs 8429.75 crores. Cumin was the second-most demanded spice with an export of 2,99,000 tonnes valued at Rs 4253.10 crores.
The spice that witnessed maximum increase in exports was small cardamom, which registered an increase of 251 % in volume and 160% in value. The export of ginger rose 108 % in volume and 43 % in value.
Fig. 1 Share of individual spices in total spices export earnings
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