{"id":11784,"date":"2025-08-06T16:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/?post_type=commodity-category&#038;p=11784"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:43:22","slug":"cumin-prices","status":"publish","type":"commodity-category","link":"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/markets\/nuts-dried-fruit-food-ingredients\/herbs-and-spices\/cumin-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Cumin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Hero section template -->\n<header class=\"hero hero-standard theme-lightGreen bg-fn-ModBgLightGreenTheme pt-40 md:pt-64 xl:pt-80 pb-40 md:pb-64 xl:pb-80 small medium large\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col xl:grid grid-cols-2 gap-48 md:gap-64\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-2 lg:col-span-1 xl:pr-56 lg:pt-56\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-y-24 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='flex flex-col gap-y-24'><h1 class='h1' data-scroll-class='expanaFadeInUp'>Cumin prices &#038; market intelligence<\/h1><p class='text-md font-labgLight leading-140' data-scroll-class='expanaFadeInUp' data-scroll-delay='500'>With international demand surging, cumin has become an essential spice not just in food, but also in pharmaceutical and wellness sectors. 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