MONTHLY AVERAGE DOMESTIC PRICES OF DIFFERENT SPICES IN INDIA PRICE Rs/Kg)

Spices YEAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR AVG.
BLACK PEPPER(MG-1) 2014-15 638.38 724.92 706.16 742.48 739.36 697.04 702.62 724.69 707.78 666.20 624.41 565.58 686.64
COCHIN 2015-16 592.73 619.17 650.48 657.08 659.21 664.38 671.39 708.91 681.96 654.80 645.21 657.36 655.22
2016-17 705.96 724.21 718.19 722.25 721.85 720.48 710.85 690.45 700.69 682.48 626.74 613.10 694.77
2017-18 602.74 535.60 514.52 503.20 499.68 466.20 447.00 428.91 434.92 438.80 417.61 395.56 473.73
2018-19 387.54 384.50 377.54 352.46 379.52 400.73 393.45 394.36 386.96 371.38 363.58 346.52 378.21
2019-20 352.87 366.57 359.72
AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL WT.AVG.
CARDAMOM(SMALL) 2013-14 617.05 620.45 588.86 602.67 565.07 570.42 660.60 706.19 835.24 810.25 744.39 773.15 649.23
UNGRADED 2014-15 817.01 773.24 737.42 757.23 775.75 875.04 872.50 770.90 707.95 662.89 662.51 637.44 754.01
ALL INDIA 2015-16 633.94 656.77 618.93 610.19 594.81 589.44 544.29 534.01 638.13 697.27 743.20 793.43 627.12
AUCTION PRICE 2016-17 840.55 956.27 1010.56 1220.56 1196.77 1350.77 1349.09 1198.22 1154.00 928.74 956.83 956.46 1088.46
2017-18 1063.71 1143.91 931.07 837.16 908.31 967.74 985.98 952.07 915.27 927.37 914.41 1021.63 955.56
2018-19 1132.01 1270.83 1196.68 1300.20 1316.67 1431.81 1397.53 1471.18 1812.92 2442.96 1403.78
GRADED PRICE
BODINAYAKANUR
2013-14 793.00 757.50 715.00 734.00 710.00 724.00 825.00 910.00 1015.00 1001.00 932.50 962.00 839.92
AGEB 2014-15 976.00 906.87 879.00 875.00 897.50 1007.00 1055.00 977.00 897.50 850.00 880.00 797.00 916.49
2015-16 753.75 757.50 739.00 738.75 745.00 750.00 737.50 722.00 793.75 835.00 887.00 932.50 782.65
2016-17 1051.25 1105.00 1142.50 1290.00 1411.00 1523.75 1515.00 1393.00 1287.50 1230.00 1229.00 1237.50 1284.63
2017-18 1233.00 1205.00 1092.00 1005.00 1003.00 1027.50 1067.50 1015.00 1015.00 985.00 993.00 1097.50 1061.54
2018-19 1194.00 1317.50 1302.50 1353.00 1425.00 1447.50 1470.00 1509.00 1727.50 2369.00 1511.50
AGB 2013-14 591.00 600.00 590.00 611.00 595.00 598.00 665.00 745.00 845.00 789.00 732.50 801.00 680.21
2014-15 826.25 772.50 754.00 760.00 782.50 860.00 896.25 834.00 797.50 735.00 745.00 692.00 787.92
2015-16 648.75 652.50 632.00 633.75 632.00 635.00 618.75 602.00 681.25 725.00 749.00 775.00 665.42
2016-17 886.25 924.00 952.50 1125.00 1271.00 1383.75 1390.00 1281.00 1162.50 1065.00 947.00 987.50 1114.63
2017-18 987.10 1010.00 935.00 855.00 873.00 940.00 962.50 926.14 912.50 882.50 879.00 970.00 927.73
2018-19 1039.00 1187.50 1182.50 1233.00 1317.50 1342.50 1362.50 1389.00 1625.00 2323.00 1400.15
AGS 2013-14 571.00 565.00 550.00 571.00 555.00 560.00 627.50 715.00 815.00 759.00 702.50 771.00 646.83
2014-15 746.25 642.50 622.00 630.00 652.50 730.00 767.50 705.00 682.50 635.00 645.00 623.00 673.44
2015-16 613.75 537.50 597.00 598.75 596.00 600.00 583.75 564.00 642.50 685.00 709.00 735.00 621.85
2016-17 851.25 889.00 922.50 1095.00 1241.00 1353.75 1357.50 1241.00 1122.50 1027.50 917.00 967.50 1082.13
2017-18 967.00 980.00 912.50 835.00 823.00 837.50 847.50 803.00 805.00 785.00 777.00 867.50 853.33
2018-19 953.00 1157.50 1142.50 1167.00 1275.00 1330.00 1350.00 1364.00 1570.00 2219.00 1352.80
AGS1 2013-14 549.00 542.50 530.00 551.00 535.00 540.00 605.00 687.50 795.00 739.00 682.50 751.00 625.63
2014-15 726.25 622.50 604.00 610.00 632.50 710.00 747.50 685.00 660.00 615.00 625.00 579.00 651.40
2015-16 533.75 617.50 517.00 518.00 517.00 520.00 503.75 487.00 562.50 605.00 629.00 655.00 555.46
2016-17 766.25 804.00 832.50 1035.00 1211.00 1323.75 1327.50 1211.00 1092.50 1001.25 883.00 927.50 1034.60
2017-18 927.00 930.00 870.00 795.00 779.00 767.50 787.50 743.00 752.50 735.00 725.00 825.00 803.04
2018-19 907.00 1085.00 1085.00 1117.00 1222.50 1270.00 1290.00 1283.00 1490.00 1913.00 1266.25
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Spices YEAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR AVG.
APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR AVG.
CARDAMOM(LARGE) 2014-15 1287.51 1375.20 1359.06 1390.00 1412.50 1312.51 1353.75 1398.33 1559.38 1655.50 1673.13 1624.25 1450.09
(BADADANA) 2015-16 1642.51 1690.25 1793.75 1703.75 1468.75 1315.64 1373.75 1406.66 1546.87 1498.43 1389.06 1321.87 1512.61
SILIGURI 2016-17 1396.87 1378.12 1372.50 1272.92 1192.18 1110.00 988.74 851.56 825.00 967.18 805.93 796.87 1079.82
2017-18 763.33 868.75 745.25 805.31 794.75 735.62 687.50 711.87 724.00 789.37 758.12 777.35 763.44
2018-19 721.87 723.12 615.50 695.00 666.50 641.87 643.12 627.50 644.06 635.00 565.00 578.12 646.39
2019-20 600.00 664.37 632.19
CARDAMOM(LARGE) 2014-15 1212.50 1340.00 1290.00 1317.50 1362.50 1276.56 1321.87 1391.66 1509.38 1643.00 1637.50 1607.50 1409.16
(BADADANA) 2015-16 1625.00 1677.50 1706.25 1617.50 1431.25 1315.62 1393.75 1410.33 1468.75 1397.50 1371.87 1235.63 1470.91
GANGTOK 2016-17 1321.87 1309.37 1320.00 1208.33 1134.3 7 960.00 884.37 781.25 662.50 787.50 750.00 728.12 973.94
2017-18 620.83 684.37 624.90 631.25 606.20 545.25 491.67 521.87 547.50 681.25 643.75 597.50 599.70
2018-19 581.25 546.87 540.00 512.50 545.00 537.50 531.25 550.00 534.37 512.50 483.33 453.12 527.31
2019-20 470.83 540.62 505.73
CHILLIES 2014-15 53.50 62.50 64.38 68.50 70.50 68.70 70.00 81.66 74.37 72.10 75.88 72.40 69.54
VIRUDHUNAGAR 2015-16 71.63 76.00 79.38 78.75 91.12 107.00 112.00 117.50 130.00 102.50 121.50 115.90 100.27
2016-17 112.50 126.57 126.00 120.25 118.12 121.50 109.37 96.87 95.00 68.33 56.87 49.50 100.07
2017-18 43.12 40.00 36.00 48.12 54.10 60.00 60.00 65.00 58.00 68.12 71.67 78.75 56.91
2018-19 77.50 78.75 88.00 83.75 81.50 80.00 80.00 80.00 82.50 73.75 71.25 75.50 79.38
2019-20 76.87 89.00 82.94
CHILLIES 2014-15 59.38 63.50 70.42 66.45 64.63 68.44 63.45 73.50 70.82 73.60 77.88 71.80 68.66
(COLD STORAGE/NON-Cold2015-16 72.63 76.50 83.25 84.60 84.12 96.56 102.12 129.12 110.75 100.00 124.44 116.10 98.35
2016-17 107.75 - 112.00 115.50 114.75 116.94 111.25 101.18 87.10 77.93 66.17 63.94 97.68
2017-18 49.50 34.83 30.75 47.87 62.10 _ _ 59.12 62.70 70.12 69.75 77.12 56.39
2018-19 75.00 77.00 82.00 74.62 75.99 79.24 77.24 86.60 80.37 80.12 76.37 61.37 77.16
2019-20 78.33 86.75 82.54
GINGER 2014-15 315.63 361.00 328.75 325.00 324.38 275.00 234.00 230.00 230.00 220.50 215.63 234.75 274.55
BEST 2015-16 237.50 234..10 238.13 241.50 230.31 217.18 203.50 205.00 198.13 181.66 182.50 167.50 209.36
COCHIN 2016-17 176.25 180.00 180.00 180.00 180.00 172.00 149.06 140.00 143.50 145.00 143.43 134.68 160.33
2017-18 131.56 121.56 117.00 115.31 127.18 134.06 135.00 135.00 135.00 135.00 135.00 135.00 129.72
2018-19 135.00 138.33 155.00 155.00 155.00 155.00 172.50 _ 205.00 205.00 285.00 267.50 184.39
2019-20 265.00 265.00 265.00
TURMERIC * 2014-15 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(AFT FAIR) 2015-16 _ _ _ _ 127.50 127.50 122.50 125.83
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Spices YEAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR AVG.
2016-17 133.13 115.00 115.00 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 121.04
2017-18 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0.00
2018-19 87.00 88.00 89.50 90.00 90.50 90.00 90.00 _ 90.00 90.00 85.83 82.00 88.44
COCHIN(agmark) (*) 2019-20 76.67 80.00 78.34
TURMERIC 2014-15 100.00 104.00 101.50 95.00 93.75 95.00 92.50 95.67 98.63 113.50 114.38 117.50 101.79
CHENNAI 2015-16 116.87 115.00 111.50 112.40 112.50 115.00 107.00 112.50 130.00 130.00 127.50 127.50 118.15
2016-17 125.00 127.50 126.50 125.00 125.62 120.10 114.62 115.75 113.50 120.00 119.37 117.50 120.87
2017-18 117.50 116.25 113.50 116.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 118.60
2018-19 120.00 123.75 122.80 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 119.00 117.50 117.50 117.50 117.50 119.63
2019-20 117.50 117.50 117.50
CORIANDER 2014-15 98.50 99.80 102.88 119.00 124.75 115.00 115.30 123.33 133.75 134.40 108.38 91.50 113.88
CHENNAI 2015-16 93.63 104.10 120.63 121.50 120.00 116.87 120.90 122.50 121.87 96.25 82.50 77.50 108.19
2016-17 79.13 82.50 82.50 86.25 89.37 88.00 90.00 83.75 86.00 87.50 86.25 79.10 85.03
2017-18 78.75 78.13 75.00 68.75 69.50 70.00 78.75 80.00 74.00 70.00 70.00 67.00 73.32
2018-19 64.50 64.00 62.80 63.50 68.50 68.25 68.75 78.60 78.75 75.00 76.25 80.00 70.74
2019-20 85.75 88.40 87.08
CUMIN 2014-15 109.38 121.50 123.75 123.40 117.75 117.25 116.30 123.83 134.25 143.50 154.00 150.50 127.95
CHENNAI 2015-16 165.63 173.50 172.50 166.50 169.37 167.50 170.50 170.00 170.63 160.00 157.50 160.80 167.04
2016-17 168.75 179.37 178.70 199.75 204.00 194.70 187.87 188.75 198.00 197.50 198.25 193.50 190.76
2017-18 203.87 200.00 194.00 198.75 202.40 198.00 196.25 199.25 207.90 216.00 199.87 182.30 199.88
2018-19 166.75 165.50 172.30 193.75 202.40 197.37 205.00 208.70 207.00 187.00 181.37 178.80 188.83
2019-20 169.50 180.90 175.20
FENNEL 2014-15 97.50 100.00 97.50 116.00 120.00 112.50 111.50 122.33 120.00 115.40 105.88 108.50 110.59
CHENNAI 2015-16 103.13 140.00 153.75 135.00 131.87 141.25 130.00 170.00 125.00 126.25 118.75 118.00 132.75
2016-17 117.50 116.00 107.20 114.00 113.75 108.00 105.00 103.75 100.00 100.00 106.25 101.00 107.70
2017-18 101.25 85.00 85.00 91.25 97.50 97.50 91.87 90.75 96.80 94.75 100.00 98.60 94.19
2018-19 100.67 100.50 102.80 109.50 109.10 108.37 108.50 113.40 109.25 104.00 102.50 103.50 106.01
2019-20 114.00 114.50 114.25
FENUGREEK 2014-15 40.44 44.70 48.75 62.60 69.13 66.50 67.40 78.17 76.38 78.60 77.25 71.00 65.08
CHENNAI 2015-16 61.25 81.00 84.37 90.00 83.50 90.00 105.00 87.50 82.75 80.00 67.50 60.50 81.11
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Spices YEAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR AVG.
2016-17 55.00 61.25 56.60 56.25 56.12 53.70 51.87 50.62 49.56 49.00 49.00 48.90 53.16
2017-18 47.81 41.25 39.40 41.75 43.30 42.25 40.18 39.37 39.40 44.50 43.75 41.80 42.06
2018-19 45.83 48.50 48.90 48.87 50.70 49.12 48.75 52.80 54.00 54.00 53.75 52.80 50.67
2019-20 63.37 66.70 65.04
GARLIC 2014-15 33.38 43.00 41.38 44.70 53.13 51.25 48.70 48.17 41.25 46.30 56.25 43.90 45.95
CHENNAI 2015-16 40.63 46.50 63.50 61.60 70.00 70.63 87.00 111.25 131.87 89.38 55.63 52.50 73.37
2016-17 54.38 57.50 61.50 100.00 116.25 113.00 105.00 127.50 124.40 108.12 81.25 44.00 91.08
2017-18 43.00 44.87 49.00 48.75 48.50 52.50 61.25 62.50 37.50 35.00 29.37 24.60 44.74
2018-19 22.50 22.50 19.50 30.00 39.00 40.00 45.00 39.50 28.75 36.87 43.62 39.00 33.85
2019-20 48.75 55.00 51.88
POPPY SEED 2014-15 338.75 335.00 335.00 355.00 338.75 337.50 333.00 344.17 356.25 356.00 341.88 342.00 342.78
CHENNAI 2015-16 313.75 358.00 360.00 350.00 328.75 355.00 353.00 350.00 392.50 390.00 405.00 485.00 370.08
2016-17 472.50 418.12 309.00 338.75 321.87 322.00 328.87 330.00 339.00 355.00 451.25 402.00 365.70
2017-18 429.37 414.87 403.00 405.00 446.00 480.00 435.00 445.00 478.00 600.00 578.75 484.00 466.58
2018-19 335.33 365.00 364.80 387.50 477.00 465.00 467.50 455.00 505.00 520.00 515.00 550.00 450.59
2019-20 610.00 614.00 612.00
AJWAN SEED 2014-15 108.12 110.00 110.00 131.00 163.75 158.75 135.00 128.33 130.00 145.00 141.25 139.00 133.35
CHENNAI 2015-16 155.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 158.75 150.00 150.00 150.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 200.00 152.81
2016-17 198.88 224.44 231.00 242.50 217.50 196.00 193.25 187.50 177.00 175.00 145.00 115.50 191.96
2017-18 104.37 102.50 102.50 98.75 96.00 97.50 91.87 87.50 89.00 106.25 109.75 107.50 99.46
2018-19 105.83 105.00 106.50 112.50 109.50 105.00 105.00 107.10 148.75 145.00 146.25 145.00 120.12
2019-20 135.00 135.00 135.00
MUSTARD 2014-15 49.63 49.50 49.50 50.90 50.00 49.75 48.70 52.83 51.38 50.50 50.75 49.10 50.21
CHENNAI 2015-16 44.75 45.50 49.50 48.90 46.00 48.75 48.60 48.75 48.50 48.50 48.50 47.37 47.80
2016-17 53.13 52.50 51.40 54.25 54.50 53.40 51.87 51.00 51.60 52.50 50.00 54.00 52.51
2017-18 56.25 52.00 51.70 51.75 51.40 51.00 53.25 54.50 66.70 59.25 56.75 54.90 54.95
2018-19 50.00 51.00 51.60 51.25 51.40 50.50 50.50 52.20 52.12 51.25 51.25 49.80 51.07
2019-20 49.50 48.70 49.10
TAMARIND 2014-15 84.00 88.50 90.00 90.00 86.25 82.50 85.00 85.00 83.75 87.40 90.50 91.00 86.99
CHENNAI 2015-16 95.00 95.00 103.75 100.00 81.25 90.00 90.00 93.75 106.87 131.25 125.00 116.87 102.40
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Spices YEAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR AVG.
2016-17 115.00 115.00 115.00 115.00 114.50 114.60 115.00 113.12 115.00 115.00 96.87 88.00 111.01
2017-18 107.5 96.87 95.00 95.00 111.00 125.00 128.12 146.87 179.00 167.00 167.25 158.4 131.42
2018-19 154.5 145.00 149.00 147.5 145.00 151.25 160.00 153.00 145.62 147.5 138.75 298.00 161.26
2019-20 122.5 121.5 122.00
SAFFRON 2014-15 163750 167500 167500 167500 167500 170000 174400 177000 185000 167500 185000 181000 172804
DELHI 2015-16 185000 191000 202500 211000 215000 215000 215000 185630 173000 185000 185000 190000 196094
2016-17 190000 190000 190000 190000 190000 190000 190000 183750 180000 180000 180000 172000 185479.17
2017-18 170000 170000 162500 158750 148000 135000 135000 135000 135000 127500 127500 113500 143145.83
2018-19 110000 110000 104000 95000 72000 95000 100000 108750 115000 117500 120000 120000 105604.17
2019-20 120000 120000 120000.00
CLOVE 2014-15 1088.33 1133.86 1085.40 1036.40 1017.92 1015.47 973.48 1034.77 973.54 999.78 959.35 870.60 1015.74
COCHIIN 2015-16 845.00 821.04 811.09 811.15 809.71 818.75 765.95 - 769.00 767.22 768.18 768.00 796
2016-17 756.04 742.70 755.19 745.00 745.00 745.50 750.00 762.70 758.96 731.20 772.17 725.95 749.20
2017-18 631.82 634.58 679.28 689.80 685.96 684.76 691.59 679.00 672.60 664.42 671.52 667.91 671.10
2018-19 683.91 694.40 720.56 748.80 737.06 722.95 723.54 727.63 733.33 721.36 693.18 630.62 711.45
2019-20 620.00 695.38 657.69
NUTMEG 2014-15 346.96 293.17 242.20 242.60 236.80 265.65 271.88 262.40 257.40 297.60 310.00 310.00 278.06
(WITH SHELL} 2015-16 288.33 265.20 225.00 217.31 190.52 184.00 202.39 212.70 214.03 210.98 191.36 190.00 215.99
COCHIN 2016-17 189.00 180.77 170.00 174.35 269.58 220.10 225.00 208.65 200.00 237.50 274.45 249.04 216.54
2017-18 225.00 179.17 160.00 149.42 165.00 169.32 157.17 165.00 182.50 204.42 181.52 177.50 176.34
2018-19 169.56 167.69 150.00 377.80 200.93 212.50 210.00 228.33 236.50 230.45 219.73 218.33 218.49
2019-20 215.00 208.65 211.83
NUTMEG 2014-15 631.74 523.46 424.80 453.75 443.00 464.78 473.54 474.40 467.00 507.80 535.00 535.00 494.52
(WITHOUT SHELL} 2015-16 534.79 465.80 386.30 404.23 374.17 365.63 375.97 407.39 444.23 424.00 398.04 364.00 412.05
COCHIN 2016-17 376.30 366.15 360.00 312.17 372.69 425.95 430.00 413.65 405.00 432.50 469.31 436.04 399.98
2017-18 420.45 331.46 320.00 279.23 290.00 315.00 292.61 310.00 333.74 368.46 348.04 346.60 329.63
2018-19 340.43 313.65 300.00 345.20 400.62 413.25 410.00 438.00 421.75 455.90 422.63 413.81 389.60
2019-20 410.00 396.73 403.37
MACE 2014-15 884.78 796.15 602.00 715.38 706.00 707.61 725.00 750.00 728.00 848.00 900.00 900.00 771.91
COCHIN 2015-16 891.67 714.00 560.86 565.38 583.33 572.91 500.00 554.39 650.00 650.00 627.08 600.00 622.47
2016-17 545.83 523.07 500.00 420.00 431.73 450.00 450.00 450.00 450.00 502.00 593.48 497.69 484.48
2017-18 533.82 434.80 450.00 343.75 398.07 350.00 354.35 450.00 478.26 500.00 500.00 500.00 441.09
2018-19 443.47 388.46 300.00 468.00 600.00 557.50 550.00 676.19 700.00 881.81 900.00 728.57 599.50
2019-20 600.00 776.92 688.46
CASSIA 2014-15 160.00 165.00 165.00 156.20 149.88 152.50 157.00 180.00 192.50 187.50 182.50 175.00 168.59
CHENNAI 2015-16 165.63 182.50 182.50 162.00 158.12 162.50 162.50 158.75 165.00 163.12 159.37 158.30 165.02
2016-17 158.75 175.00 177.20 177.62 181.50 182.00 170.00 170.00 173.70 174.37 185.62 203.00 177.40
2017-18 189.75 187.50 182.30 173.75 163.50 160.00 156.87 157.50 157.50 168.00 167.25 168.50 169.37
2018-19 163.83 168.25 169.20 170.00 176.60 213.25 177.75 185.40 185.12 187.50 194.12 191.80 181.90
2019-20 203.12 236.00 219.56
Source (1) Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry,Kochi (2) Indian Pepper and Spice Trade Association, Cochin
3)Mathrubhumi daily
(4) Regional Offices of the Spices Board,Gangtok (5) Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Guntur
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Spices YEAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR AVG.
(6) Cardamom Merchant's Chamber,Bodinayakanur (7) The Madras Kirana Merchant's Association,Chennai
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