DAMASSET MANAGEMENT
S.À R.L. · GENEVA
AGRICULTURE & FOOD / SPICES
DAM MARKET INTELLIGENCE

Cumin
Trade dossier.

Gujarat and Rajasthan form the origin base; Unjha is a critical aggregation and price-discovery node. The trade is won on purity, seed size, volatile oil, residue compliance and lot evidence.

Export importance12% of India's 2025–26 spice-export value
Primary originsRajasthan · Gujarat
Commercial nodeUnjha · North Gujarat
QualificationGrade + purity + size + moisture + COA + current lot
01 / ORIGIN

Origin, aggregation
and price discovery.

Spices Board identifies a broad Gujarat/Rajasthan cumin market network. Unjha APMC receives arrivals from a roughly 300-km catchment spanning North Gujarat, adjoining regions and Rajasthan.

RajasthanLargest estimated 2025–26 production base at 693,939 tonnes.
GujaratEstimated 446,000 tonnes in 2025–26; major Unjha aggregation ecosystem.
UnjhaMajor seed-spice market and current mandi price-discovery node.
02 / SPECIFICATION

Trade the
lot, not the label.

“Cumin” is not enough to price a transaction. Form, grade, purity, seed size and laboratory compliance must be explicit.

Whole seedOrigin · grade · purity · seed size · moisture · volatile oil · foreign matter · damaged/insect damage · residue · microbiology.
Export gradeBuyer-defined purity/size plus lot-specific COA, treatment status, packaging and delivery basis.
PowderRaw-material traceability · mesh · moisture · ash · volatile oil · residue · microbiology · adulteration controls.
03 / MARKET SIGNAL

Price is
observable.

Unjha APMC reported ₹3,511–₹5,125 per 20 kg on 05 October 2026. That is a market-range observation, not a DAM executable offer.

  • Use mandi prices as context.
  • Obtain current lot and sample.
  • Verify grade and laboratory profile.
  • Match delivered economics and inspection.
04 / STATUS

Research complete.
Qualification active.

CD Enterprise, JM Masala Trading LLP, Unjha Agro Company, Kunshak Exports and Gadin Exports are priority qualification leads; none is represented as live-lot verified.