Sesame SeedSesame Seeds is one
of the most important oilseed crop of India and like other oilseeds, its
production too depends mainly on weather. Also it has competition from groundnut
and castor so whichever gives better returns farmers shift to that crop. Its biological
name is Sesamum Indicum.
The prodcution start coming mainly from
Spetember onwards in market with western India being the major producer
of sesame seed. India is the largest producer and exporter of it to world market.
Sesame also come from countries like Ethiopia, China, Mexico etc. in smaller
quantities. There are mainly three types of sesame seeds in India
- white, black and brown. Natural white sesame seed is the most traded and used
for direct consumption. It has its various uses in bakery, confectionery,
sesame products like tahini and many other food items. Brown seeds are mainly
used for oil extraction purpose whereas black sesame seeds are for medicinal purpose
as they are known to have health benefits. India's main export is of mainly
below type: Natural White Sesame Seed: 99/1/99.90%., 99/1/1, 98/2/2,
95/5/2 Hulled Sesame Seed: AutoHulled and Sundriedhulled - 99.5%-99.95%.
U.S., Europe & Middle East are the major destinations for Indian
sesame seeds. The prices of sesame seeds are highly volatile and
can swing to great extent in a day. The price movements of sesame are rarely predictable
as its market is dominated by stockists and speculators. (Indicative Sesame Commodity Prices in US$ PMT FOB port,
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