New Delhi. The coriander market witnessed mixed trading during the current week. Profit-booking, selling, and weak spot demand led to bearish trading in both futures and spot markets mid-week. Futures even hit a bearish circuit. Coriander prices fell to Rs. 300/410 per quintal in the spot market. However, due to a strong closing price in futures at the end of the week, spot prices remained firm at their previous levels. Experts say that a significant increase in current prices is unlikely, but traders expect futures traders to increase prices again in anticipation of the December mid-month price cut at higher prices. Prices will remain subdued after the mid-month cut, as new coriander will begin arriving in Gujarat markets in January.

Following a recent surge in coriander prices to ₹20-22 per kg, it is expected that a larger area will be sown in Madhya Pradesh than previously anticipated. Sowing operations are currently in full swing. Earlier estimates suggested a 15-20 percent decrease in the area sown in Madhya Pradesh this year, but reports of good sowing in the Guna and Ashoknagar areas indicate an increase in sowing. Furthermore, according to data released by the Gujarat Agriculture Department during the current week, coriander has been sown on 55,333 hectares in the state by December 1, 2025, compared to 41,721 hectares during the same period last year. Coriander sowing in Rajasthan is projected to be 15-20 percent lower. It is noteworthy that during the year 2024, coriander was sown on 3.64 lakh hectares in the country, which decreased to 3.37 lakh hectares in 2025.

Coriander production and stocks in the country are decreasing after the year 2023. According to one estimate, coriander production in the country was estimated to be 1160 crore bags in the year 2023. This decreased to 1.10/1.20 crore bags in the year 2024. Production further decreased to around 1 crore bags in the year 2025. Along with the decrease in production, stocks also decreased. At the time of the new crop in the year 2024, coriander stocks at producing centers were 40/45 lakh bags, which were reported to have decreased to 35/38 lakh bags in the year 2025. Stocks are expected to further decline to 20-25 lakh bags during the current season. As for consumption, our annual coriander requirement, combined with consumption and exports, is approximately 1.5 lakh bags. Consequently, the total availability of coriander will be low during 2026, including the upcoming harvest and outstanding stocks.

Traders say that prices are likely to fall once new supplies begin arriving. However, the market is not significantly depressed until new supplies arrive. Currently, the price of Eagle coriander is being quoted at Rs. 9000/9300 and Badami at Rs. 8800/9000 per quintal in the producing markets.

Coriander exports increased by 11 percent in the first half of the current financial year 2025-26, while revenue increased by 12 percent. According to the data released by the Spices Board, during April-September 2025, coriander exports were 33025 tonnes and the export earnings were Rs 345.86 crore. Whereas in April-September 2024, 29671 tonnes of coriander was exported and the export earnings were Rs 309.46 crore. During the year 2024-25 (April-March), the total export of coriander was 60324 tonnes whereas in the year 2023-24, the record export of coriander was 108624 tonnes.