The spices exports from the country have touched an all-time high during 2016-17. The export of spices & spice products from the country for the last 3 years is given below:

Year	Quantity (Tons)	Value (Rs. crore)
2014-15	893920	14900
2015-16	843255	16238
2016-17	947790	17665

No targets are fixed by the government for export of spices as the production and export of spices are dependent upon various factors such as climatic conditions, market forces, domestic and international demand, etc.

Spices Board is implementing the “Export Oriented Production, Export Development & Promotion of Spices” Scheme wherein assistance is provided to cultivators of cardamom for production of quality planting materials, replanting of old and uneconomic gardens, new planting, irrigation development programme, improved curing facilities, farm mechanization, etc. for boosting production.

In addition, Spices Board implements several programmes for spices farmers which, inter alia, include development of infrastructure for common processing facilities in Spice Parks, adaptation of upgraded technology in spice processing, setting up of quality evaluation labs for sampling and testing of the export consignments for meeting quality specifications of consuming countries, assistance to farmers on post-harvest quality improvement, imparting training to farmers in Good Agricultural Practices etc.

This information was given by the Commerce and Industry Minister  Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Lok Sabha today

Export assistance for spices expanded, focusing on production support, quality infrastructure and farmer training to boost exports. Spices exports reached a record high in 2016-17 but the government does not fix export targets due to variable factors. The Spices Board implements the Export Oriented Production, Export Development & Promotion of Spices scheme providing assistance to cardamom cultivators for planting material, replanting, irrigation, curing and mechanisation, and runs programmes for Spice Park infrastructure, upgraded processing technology, quality evaluation labs, post-harvest quality improvement and farmer training in Good Agricultural Practices to meet export quality specifications.