India is the biggest producer of turmeric, supplying 94 of the worlds demand. It is cultivated on a commercial scale and enters the market usually in the form of dried rhizomes which are then prepared according to their end use. It is widely used in South Asia as a spice. The main producing countries of turmeric include India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. India is the biggest producer, supplying some 20,000 t each year. It enters the international market in the form of dried whole rhizomes, or as ground rhizomes. The major importers of this spice are Iran, Sri Lanka, Middle Eastern and North African countries.

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