ESTIMATED EXPORT OF SPICES FROM INDIA DURING JUNE 2004 AND APRIL-JUNE 2004 COMPARED WITH  JUNE 2003 AND APRIL-JUNE 2003
	JUNE 2004				JUNE 2003				APRIL-JUNE 2004				APRIL-JUNE 2003
ITEM	QTY	VALUE	VALUE	U.VALUE	QTY	VALUE	VALUE	U.VALUE	QTY	VALUE	VALUE	U.VALUE	QTY	VALUE	VALUE	U.VALUE
	(TONNES)	(Rs.LAKHS)	(US $ MIL.)	(Rs/Kg)	(TONNES)	(Rs.LAKHS)	(US $ MIL.)	(Rs/Kg)	(TONNES)	(Rs.LAKHS)	(US $ MIL.)	(Rs/Kg)	(TONNES)	(Rs.LAKHS)	(US $ MIL.)	(Rs/Kg)
PEPPER	1150	1092.5	2.41	95	1500	1320	2.82	88	3450	3096.5	6.93	89.754	4500	4056	8.62	90.133
CARDAMOM(S)	40	160	0.35	400	40	194	0.42	485	130	493	1.1	379.23	100	542	1.15	542
CARDAMOM(L)	75	98.625	0.22	131.5	60	81	0.17	135	205	279.13	0.63	136.16	160	223.5	0.47	139.69
CHILLI	13500	4860	10.71	36	5000	2150	4.6	43	39000	14149	31.64	36.279	13750	5887.5	12.53	42.818
GINGER	200	240	0.53	120	600	246	0.53	41	1050	602.5	1.3478	57.381	1700	613	1.31	36.059
TURMERIC	3000	1125	2.48	37.5	2500	912.5	1.95	36.5	13000	4797.5	10.74	36.904	7000	2492.5	5.3	35.607
CORIANDER	5750	1293.8	2.85	22.5	1000	410	0.88	41	15000	3363.8	7.5	22.425	2500	987.5	2.11	39.5
CUMIN	2500	1750	3.86	70	750	525	1.12	70	4000	2837.5	6.31	70.938	1750	1310	2.78	74.857
CELERY	650	208	0.46	32	375	123.75	0.26	33	1125	354.38	0.79	31.5	975	294.75	0.62	30.231
FENNEL	500	162.5	0.36	32.5	275	123.75	0.26	45	3050	991.1	2.23	32.495	875	408.75	0.86	46.714
FENUGREEK	2550	459	1.01	18	500	125	0.27	25	5150	953.75	2.13	18.519	1500	387.5	0.83	25.833
OTHER SEEDS (1)	1500	300	0.66	20	750	172.5	0.37	23	7000	1372.5	3.07	19.607	3000	637.5	1.36	21.25
GARLIC	75	22.5	0.05	30	200	140	0.3	70	275	109.5	0.25	39.818	900	525	1.12	58.333
NETMEG & MACE	75	138.75	0.31	185	150	292.5	0.63	195	190	358.8	0.8	188.84	350	720	1.54	205.71
VANILLA	0.18	37.39	0.08	20772	0.97	107.67	0.23	11100	8.66	1830.4	4.13	21136	5.71	588.72	1.25	10310
OTHER SPICES(2)	1750	612.5	1.35	35	2200	880	1.88	40	5000	1672.5	3.73	33.45	6700	2380	5.06	35.522
CURRY POWDERS/PASTE/CONDIMENTS	750	675	1.49	90	500	340	0.73	68	2100	1687.5	3.77	80.357	1600	1119.5	2.38	69.969
MINT PRODUCTS(3)	475	1852.5	4.08	390	455	1744.8	3.73	383.47	2375	8833.8	19.79	371.95	2215	8743.3	18.56	394.73
SPICE OILS &OLEORESINS	400	3320	7.32	830	400	3360	7.19	840	1300	10730	24.031	825.38	1075	9341.3	19.87	868.95
TOTAL	34940	18408	40.58		17256	13248	28.34		103409	58513	130.92		50656	41258	87.72
VALUE IN MILLION US $		40.58				28.34				130.92				87.72
(1) INCLUDE   MUSTARD, ANISEED, BISHOPS WEED(AJWANSEED), DILL SEED, POPPY SEED ETC.
(2) INCLUDE  TAMARIND, ASAFOETIDA, CASSIA, SAFFRON ETC.
(3) INCLUDE MINT OILS, MENTHOL & MENTHOL CRYSTAL.
SOURCE : ESTIMATE BASED ON DLE AND  SHIPPING BILLS FROM CUSTOMS,LAST YEAR'S EXPORT TREND ETC.
TIS, Spices Board
EXCHANGE RATE : JUNE  2004 - Rs.45.36  &   JUNE 2003 - 46.74