Spices exports rise 28% in April

India’s spices exports increased 28 per cent — both in terms of value and volume — in April this year over the same month last year, according to the Spices Board.

While in terms of quantity, exports reached 56,910 tonnes in the month under review, in value-terms, they rose to Rs 525 crore.

In comparison, the country exported 44,595 tonnes worth Rs 412 crore in April 2009. Shipments for chili — the highest forex earner among the spices — stood at 19,750 tonnes in the month and was valued at Rs 121.46 crore at an average price of Rs 61.5 a kg.

The highest growth in exports was recorded by garlic — a whopping 6,282 per cent in quantity and 4738 per cent in terms of value. In comparison, exports were 542.5 million tonnes and valued at Rs 19.47 crore in April last year.