Two companion pieces — how cardamom is grown and dried on the farm, and how licensed auctions turn sacks into the board prices on the home page. Jump between sections with the in-page links.
Pooling yards, crop receipts, the 3 kg sample, parallel e-auctions in Puttady and Bodinayakanur, how money moves, and why the board average is only the start of the story.
Shade forests, skilled picking rounds, controlled drying, farm sorting, sacks and pooling—then the auction article takes over.