Chillies Exporters Association India

We're over at Suguna Arcade in Devapuram, right on the first floor in room 102. Guntur is a massive place for the chilli trade, so we spend most of our days dealing with exporters and farmers who come by. It gets pretty busy in the office, especially when the harvest season kicks in and everyone is rushing. People come in and out of the building all day long. It isn’t a fancy setup at all, just some old desks, a few chairs, and a lot of talk about crop prices or how the quality looks this year. We've been at this spot across from Krishna Nagar for a while now. Most of us working here grew up around these markets and know the smell of dried spice better than anything else. We handle all the annoying paperwork and try to keep everyone on the same page regarding shipping stuff out of the country. Sometimes the tea runs out or the printer jams right when we need it, but we get things done eventually. It’s mostly about making sure the local red chillies get where they need to go without too many headaches. You’ll usually find a few of us drinking coffee and looking at messy spreadsheets or talking to folks on the phone. It’s noisy sometimes because of the traffic outside on the main road, but that's just life in Guntur. We aren't a big corporate entity; we're just people who know the trade.