Meaning of re-pooling in small cardamom

01-Jul-2024 09:04 PM

Kochi. Spices Board has fixed the limit of re-pooling of small cardamom for licensed dealers in auction centers. Earlier, re-pooling of 25 tonnes was allowed in any one auction,

now it has been fixed at 25 percent. There is a tussle going on between cardamom producers and dealers with Spices Board on this issue. Spices Board has said that this decision has been taken on the basis of court guidelines which is in the interest of producers,

while on the other hand, Dealers Chamber has said that this will cause huge loss to small cardamom producers. It has again filed a petition against it in the court.

Now the question arises that what is this re-pooling in cardamom and how are the producers of Kerala affected by it. Actually, vendors (buyers) buy cardamom from producers in auction centers and then grade it on the basis of color, size and oil content of the grain.

Out of this, the best quality cardamom is exported abroad and the remaining stock is auctioned. This reduces the price and the producers do not get an attractive price for their goods. Not only this, but these vendors also buy cardamom from such small producers who do not have access to auction centers. This helps them get the price of their product sitting at home.