New Delhi. While spot coriander trade remained subdued during the current week, prices were quoting strongly due to strong futures news. The market sentiment is not bearish, as arrivals to the markets are declining due to low stocks held by producers. However, after Diwali, the wedding season will begin. This situation is expected to support buying in local markets. Coriander prices also rose in the futures market during the current week. October futures opened at ₹8300 and closed at ₹8400. December futures closed at ₹8450 at the end of the week.

Experts say that daily arrivals to the markets have begun to decline due to approximately 70-75 percent of the total production arriving in the markets. Currently, arrivals at Gondal, Gujarat's main market, have dropped to 4,000 bags, while those at Ramganj Mandi in Rajasthan are down to 2,000/2,500 bags and those at Baran are down to 1,000/1,500 bags. Arrivals at Guna Mandi in Madhya Pradesh are 3,000/4,000 bags, while those at Kumbhraj are seeing 1,000/1,200 bags. Arrivals at other markets are averaging 800/1,000 bags.

Coriander sowing is expected to begin at production centers by the end of this month. However, due to growers not receiving a fair price for their produce during the current season, it is expected that the area under coriander cultivation may decline in the next year as well. It is noteworthy that during the year 2025, coriander was sown on 3.37 lakh hectares in the major producing states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh, whereas in the year 2024, the area under coriander was sown. Due to the decrease in sowing, coriander production in the country during the current season is estimated to be around 1 crore bags, whereas last year the production was estimated to be 1.10 crore bags.

Current coriander prices are unlikely to decline as the arrival of coriander in the markets will remain normal in the coming days. While local and export demand will improve, it is expected that the price of coriander may increase by Rs. 5/8 per kg during the months of October-November. Currently, the price of Eagle coriander is being quoted at Rs. 70/74 and Badami at Rs. 68/70 per kg in the markets.

Coriander availability will be lower than consumption during the current season. Sources indicate that coriander stocks in the markets of producing centers were estimated at 3.5 million to 4 million bags at the time of the new harvest, while the new production was approximately 10 million. Consequently, total availability will be 13.5 million to 14 million bags. While demand and exports combined yield approximately 15 million to 16 million bags. It is noteworthy that due to the decline in domestic production for the second consecutive year, coriander stocks will be significantly lower in the upcoming season.

Although coriander exports saw a significant decline during the year 2024-25, coriander exports increased by 11 percent in the first four months of the current season, 2025-26, with an export revenue of ₹238.29 crore. According to data released by the Spices Board, coriander exports during April-July 2025 amounted to 23,447 tons, with export revenue of ₹238.29 crore. Whereas during April-July 2024, the export was 21075 tonnes and the export income was Rs 216.06 crore. During the year 2024-25 (April-March), the total export of coriander was 60324 tonnes and the export income was Rs 633.20 crore. Whereas during the year 2023-24, 108624 tonnes were exported and the export income was Rs 948.27 crore.