Field spice crop prospects look bright this season

Good monsoon and greater acreage, supported by favourable climate ailments, have brightened crop potential clients for critical area spices – developed on the area and not on the crops – together with cumin seed (jeera) and coriander seeds (dhana), among other people.

The Federation of Indian Spice Stakeholders (FISS) on Sunday unveiled its crop estimate for jeera with 29 for every cent soar in crop measurement from previous 12 months, from 4,16,600 tonnes in 2019 to 5,35,500 tonnes this 12 months.

Greater acreage

The whole spot less than jeera has enhanced by about twenty five for every cent at ten,twenty five,600 hectares. Gujarat and Rajasthan are the two jeera growing States, in which the acreage has seen 40 for every cent and 16 for every cent soar from previous 12 months, respectively, to 4,39,830 hectares and 5,85,770 hectares. The over-all yield is estimated to be in the selection of 522 kg for every hectare with a marginal enhance of three for every cent over previous 12 months.

“After a superior monsoon, favourable climate ailments have supported the crop. Nonetheless, there are some problem for the upcoming two-three weeks as most of the crop is continue to standing in the fields and any climatic disturbance at this stage could adversely influence the crop,” said Ashwin Nayak, former chairman, Federation of Indian Spice Stakeholders (FISS), right after the industry satisfy in Udaipur on Sunday.

The industry is worried about the price tag outlook amid the world coronavirus scare and enhanced crop estimates. China and Europe are the main places for jeera exports. With uncertainty over exports and enhanced output estimates, costs are likely to get a hammering equally in spot as effectively as futures. The spot costs have already fallen to ₹13,903.fifty five a quintal, which is ₹600-700 tumble inside of a thirty day period. Jeera futures for March deal on NCDEX was also down at ₹13,605.

Coriander seed is also likely to see a sharp fifty five for every cent soar in the over-all output supported by a steep 275-for every cent surge in acreage in Gujarat at 1,14,320 hectares this 12 months as towards thirty,500 hectares previous 12 months. The crop measurement in Gujarat is envisioned to be greater by 293 for every cent to 1,52,770 tonnes for the 12 months.

Although Madhya Pradesh is established to see a modest increase in the output with twenty five for every cent soar, Rajasthan will see a tumble of about eight for every cent in the output over previous 12 months. Greater crop potential clients has also introduced down coriander seed futures on NCDEX which fell from ₹7,548 for every quintal in January 2020 to ₹5,835 for the April deal.

The other main area spices crops, fennel seed and fenugreek, FISS has estimated an enhance in output by 19 for every cent and 32 for every cent respectively. Fennel seed crop is estimated at 89,970 tonnes, even though fenugreek output is projected at 1,sixty five,810 tonnes for 2020.