Why SpiceValue?
The official prints already exist on the Board’s site. They are tables — hard to scan on a phone before you load a jeep, and awkward to compare KCPMC, MAS and South Indian the same afternoon.
SpiceValue puts those Board rows on one board — live prices, archive, and charts. Same source. Faster to read. Prices stay indicative; disputes go back to the Board record.
Who benefits?
- Farmers in Idukki and Theni — check today’s KCPMC, MAS or South Indian average before you sell.
- Traders — KCPMC / MAS / South Indian split, sold quantity, and years of auction rows without a spreadsheet.
- Exporters and buying desks — the same session the auction closes, not a rumour from the belt.
What it gives
- Live prices — latest small-cardamom e-auction averages, max and sold kg.
- Auction archive — search by auctioneer and date.
- Charts — KCPMC, MAS and South Indian, sell-through, turnover. History only.
- AI predictions — daily market brief, next-auction estimate and seasonal outlook from the SpiceValue prediction engine.
- Fresh-to-dry calculator and Idukki belt weather.
Free to use. No account. Cochin snapshots for pepper, clove, nutmeg and mace appear when the Board page has them — those are not Idukki e-auctions.
Source: Spices Board India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India.