Spices exports from India in the first half of fiscal 2016-17 grew both in value and volume, the Spices Board of India said here on Wednesday. 

                  According to a statement from the Board here, this happened on account of increase of shipments of nutmeg, mace, cumin and garlic registering a five percent in volume to 4,37,360 tonnes during April-September 2016, compared to 4,14,780 tonnes in the first half of the previous fiscal. 

In value terms during the same period, exports registered a seven per cent growth to touch Rs 8,415.97 crore.Chilli became the most exported spice for the April-September 2016 period with the shipment of 1,65,000 tonnes, fetching Rs 2,307.75 crore. 

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Garlic exports contributed substantially to the overall growth during the period, after rising 132%  in value terms and 55 % in quantity, while the export of nutmeg and mace grew by 81 per cent in quantity as compared to last year and saw a 69 per cent increase in value, Cumin exports rose by 49 % to 68,600 tonnes, as compared to 45,894 tonnes during the same period in the previous year.