The different agencies engaged in the marketing of the produce are hill produce merchants, marketing societies, commition agents and exporters. Being an export-oriented commodity, pepper prices show frequent fluctuations depending on the international prices prevailing for the commodity from time to time. Ginger is mainly marketed as green ginger. Cardamom is sold at auction centres. The traders are licensed by the Spices Board and they participate in the different marketing centres for auction.
Rubber is a controlled commodity and is mainly marketed in the form of smoked rubber sheets.
A large number of private dealers as well as the primary rubber marketing societies under the Rubber Marketing Federation operate at the village level for the purchase and sale of the commodity. Wayanad has 25 agricultural units known as Krishi Bhavans. Each unit is under the charge of an Agricultural officer and 2 or 3 Agricultural assistants. There is also a farm of the Tribal Development Department known as Cheengeri Extention Scheme, Ambalavayal and it is managed by the Agricultural Department. Despite our best efforts to ensure the veracity of information published on this site, there may yet be errors or omissions.