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Insights from the world of agro trade

Product knowledge, market analysis and company news from our desk: rice and spices, pulses and dates, and the practical realities of moving them across borders.

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Green cardamom pods in a close-up view

Cardamom, the queen of spices

Why is green cardamom the third most expensive spice in the world? Varieties, uses and the hand-harvested economics behind the price.

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Popped makhana (fox nuts) in a bowl

Makhana: tap the untapped market

Bihar grows more than 85 percent of the world’s makhana, yet exports are just 1 to 2 percent of production. The opportunity, in numbers.

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Cashew apples with raw cashew nuts attached, growing on a tree

By-products of raw cashew nuts

Kernels, apples, pulp, testa, timber, shell oil, biofuel and CNSL: a tour of everything the cashew crop produces.

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White rice grains in a bowl, viewed up close

Types of rice grains

Hull, bran, germ and endosperm; long, medium and short grain: understand the grain before you choose a rice for your recipe or order.

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A passenger aircraft taking off against a sunset sky

The impact of Covid-19 on businesses

Travel bans, strained supply chains and a 16 percent dip in trade: the pandemic’s early impact on business, in the data of mid-2020.

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