India is the world’s largest producer and exporter of jeera/Cumin accounting for 75-80% of the output. Cumin is the Rabi crop and the harvest period in India for cumin starts around February-March. Top producing states are Gujrat, Rajasthan and some part of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Cumin is mainly used in flavouring foods. It is also used in Ayurvedic medicines.