Insights
Reference for people who buy this for a living.
How to specify a spice, how the Indian crop year behaves, and what changes between whole and ground. Written to be useful before you enquire, not to sell you something.
The eight parameters that actually decide a spice price
Two quotes for the same product can differ by a third and both be honest. Almost always the gap is in the specification, not the margin.
18 August 2026 · 9 min readBuying against the Indian crop calendar
New crop is cheaper, drier and brighter than the same product six months on. Knowing when it lands is most of what timing a contract means.
4 August 2026 · 7 min readWhole or ground: what milling actually changes
Buying whole and milling yourself costs more in handling and buys you three things. Whether they are worth it depends entirely on what you make.
21 July 2026 · 6 min readMixed containers: how a smaller buyer gets full-container economics
You need eighteen tonnes to fill a twenty-foot container and you want four tonnes each of four products. That is not a problem, it is a packing list.
7 July 2026 · 6 min readCassia or cinnamon? Why the species belongs on your contract
They are sold under one name, they cost very different amounts, and in some markets only one of them can be used freely.
23 June 2026 · 5 min readTopics
What we write about.
Buying guides
How to specify, compare and contract.
Know your spices
What the article of trade actually is.
Logistics and packing
Getting it to the port and onto the water.
Enquiries
Tell us the product, the port and the volume.
Send the specification you buy against and we will come back with origin options, packing and a price on your incoterm.