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Herb&
spice production
• Total
volume of spices around the world has been increasing
gradually since 1998. And the biggest amount of spice
came from India.
• Overall
amount of spice in Thailand has been decreasing gradually
as a result of the reducing of cultivating areas across
the country.
Processing
• After
each harvest, herbs&spices must be stored under
a dry and cool area, away from sunlight.
• Processing
begins with the sifting and filtering process.
• Then cleaned
herbs&spices will either be air- or oven-dried,
for better and longer storage.
• After
drying, dried herbs & spices should be kept in a
tightly sealed glass containers, away from sunlight,
heat, and moisture.
• For seasonings
production, dried herbs&spices will undergo the
grinding process.
Packaging
• Commercial
packaging of herbs&spices before domestic and international
distribution are jute sacks, plastic sacks, plastic
bags, and corrugated paper carton.
• Suppliers
and exporters prefer to pack tightly bundled herbs&spices
in jute bags.
Distribution
• For domestic
distribution, herbs&spices merchants use trucks
as transportation.
• There
are three initial channels of herbs & spices distributions:
wholesalers, local merchants, and exporters.
• For international
distribution, exporters could ship the products by conventional
vessels or containerized vessels.
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