Guntur Chillies: Varieties and Demand in Global Market
Guntur chillies are renowned globally and are exported to the market of Asia, Canada, and Europe. Guntur district is the largest producer of most varieties of Chillies and chilli powder from India. It caters to the requirements of people in the countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Middle East, South Korea, U.K. and USA & Latin America. There are many Guntur dry red chillies exporters catering to the demands of the chillies in other countries.
Types of Guntur chillies
Some of the popular varieties are 334, which is premium export quality chillies. Others include Teja chili, a fine quality chilli, Guntur Sannam — S4, which is has a huge demand across the world. Mainly produced in the districts of Guntur, Warangal, and Khammam, the skin of crushed chili is thick, red and hot.
Other Guntur Chilis are Phatki, Indo-5, Ankur, Roshni, Bedki and Madhubala.
You can buy directly from farmers through the help of middlemen. Also, there are a number of commission agents and buyers & Guntur dry red chillies exporters in India doing the business of supplying chillies to the various markets of the world.
According to M. Siva Ramaiah, Selection Grade Secretary who looks after the Guntur mandi, “Too many varieties and too much quantity come to Guntur mandi for an auction process to be feasible.”
Some 35 varieties of chillies in all possible hues of red are brought to the Guntur chillies market from across 7 districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Like many other crops, top quality chillies are exported to different parts of the world. Varieties like Phatki and Teja are too spicy while a few others are used just to add colour to the dish.
There is no auction system for trade here. The market authorities do conduct a solitary auction in the morning to fix the first price. This makes it a bit difficult for local traders who supply to other states across the country. Renowned Guntur dry red chillies exporters directly work with producers so the chillies they supply are of high quality. They will also cater to the demands of restaurants, local traders, food outlets, etc from other countries.
Because of the absence of a proper auction system and price display variation in price is quite obvious. So when you are looking for Guntur dry red chillies exporters, you should keep this in mind and negotiate the price. If the exporter you are considering managed to negotiate the low price, they can offer a much better price.
