Heightened speculation in the cumin seed market of late, driven to a large extent by expectations for a much smaller Syrian crop this year.
The most pessimistic forecasts have claimed that Syria's 2008 output will amount to no more than 7,000 to 8,000 tonnes and other estimates have ranged from 10,000 tonnes to 15,000 tonnes. Normally, Syria's production averages 20,000 to 25,000 tonnes a year...READ MORE