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Dairy Products

Jun 19, 2026

Butter: headache for suppliers

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. Shopping apps are causing headaches für butter suppliers in Germany. EU prices range a stunning 47% lower than last year. EU exports have not quite reached 100,000 mt.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jun 17, 2026

Peas and lentils: comfortable supply situation

OTTAWA. Prices for peas from both the old and new crops are moving in different directions. Lentils are likely to be in sufficient supply in the new season. Experts expect significant price differences.

Dried Fruit

Jun 9, 2026

Dates: sheer incredible scale of disruptions in Iran

TEHRAN. Five factors — unilateral price setting for dates, the sudden halt of international trade due to war, a sharp decline in domestic market demand, the imposition of an export ban, and a severe shortage of packaging materials on the eve of the harvest season — have placed Iran’s date industry in a worrying situation as local exporters report.

Dairy Products

May 28, 2026

Butter: heatwave with impact

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. Germany’s current heatwave will impact milk arrivals. EU prices are not quite as attractive as in the US. EU butter exports reached a record in the first quarter of 2026.

Fruit and Vegetables

May 27, 2026

Dried beans: most of the old adzuki bean crop has been sold

BEIJING. On average, over 90% of China’s 2025 adzuki bean crop has already been sold. Traders’ stock levels vary. Kidney bean prices have risen slightly compared with April. Mung bean exports are significantly lower than last year’s figures.

Fruit and Vegetables

May 20, 2026

Peas and lentils: high prices for red lentils

OTTAWA. The Canadian pea market remains largely firm, although demand could be stronger. Prices for red lentils, however, have reached high levels, mainly due to potential crop failures in India.

Nuts

May 19, 2026

Chestnuts: good season in China

JINAN/BRUSSELS. The Chinese market for chestnuts enjoyed a good 2025/26 season. However, the export trade is changing. EU countries imported significantly fewer chestnuts from China than in last year.

Fruit and Vegetables

May 6, 2026

Dried beans: shift in red kidney bean exports

BEIJING. There have been significant changes in Chinese red kidney bean exports this year. The markets for black kidney beans and adzuki beans remain quiet, while mung bean stocks are strikingly low.

Dairy Products

Apr 30, 2026

Butter: competing with sunny weather

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. In Germany, discounters are desperately trying to compete with sunny conditions with attractive prices for butter. EU exports have launched the current year with a bang.

Fruit and Vegetables

Apr 22, 2026

Lentils: difficult demand situation

OTTAWA. A bumper crop and restrictions on international trade are putting pressure on the Canadian lentil market. Supplies will remain high next season.

Dairy Products

Apr 9, 2026

Butter: high export potential

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. Attractive prices may unlock export opportunities for German butter. EU quotations are showing stunning declines. EU exports reached a record in January.

Nuts

Apr 8, 2026

Chestnuts: start of the season in Australia

CANBERRA/BRUSSELS. In Australia, the chestnut season has begun just in time for Easter despite a delayed harvest, and the quality looks promising. EU imports have declined slightly.

Dried Fruit

Mar 31, 2026

Dates: production estimate revised slightly upwards

REUS/TEHRAN. Larger crops in Tunisia and Algeria have led the INC to revise its global production estimates for dates upwards. EU countries imported nearly 4% fewer dates last year; in the first quarter of 2026, the year-on-year difference was almost 23%.

Fruit and Vegetables

Mar 25, 2026

Dried beans: trading remains subdued

BEIJING. According to Chinese traders, demand on the bean markets is relatively low, and therefore trading is rather sluggish. Hopes are pinned on tapping into new markets. Prices are showing only slight fluctuations.

Dairy Products

Mar 13, 2026

Butter: Middle East demand impacted by war

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. With the war in Iran continuing concerns in Germany’s dairy market are being voiced. Despite gaining in recent weeks, EU butter prices are still quite attractive. Last year, EU exports exceeded EUR 2 million (USD 2.3 million) for the first time on record.

Fruit and Vegetables

Mar 4, 2026

Dried beans: traders are making only necessary purchases

BEIJING. The Chinese New Year celebrations had largely slowed down trading on the bean markets. Sales are now slowly picking up again, but many traders are holding off on purchases for the time being and are instead reducing their existing stocks.

Fruit and Vegetables

Feb 11, 2026

Lentils and peas: China resumes buying from Canada

OTTAWA. With the provisional trade agreement concluded in mid-January, Canada and China are strengthening their trade relations. Tariff reductions are facilitating imports, and Canadian pulses are once again in demand in China.

Oils

Feb 9, 2026

Olives: storms damage crop in Spain

JAEN. Storms and persistent rainfall in Andalusia are causing damage to the crops in Spanish olive groves. EU olive exports have fallen by a good 11% so far this season.

Dairy Products

Feb 5, 2026

Butter: turning more competitive

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. Consumers are currently not that interested in butter in Germany. EU butter is turning more competitive. EU exports reached a record value in 2025.

Fruit and Vegetables

Feb 4, 2026

Dried beans: RCEP agreement boosts mung bean exports

BEIJING. The RCEP agreement, the world's largest free trade agreement, has led to a significant increase in Chinese mung bean exports to Vietnam and Thailand. Meanwhile, demand for adzuki beans for the Chinese New Year is lower than expected.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jan 7, 2026

Dried beans: concerns over market shares

BEIJING. For farmers it is not attractive to sell adzuki beans in China. Kidney beans require some stimulation. Traders are voicing concerns over China’s market shares for mung and soybeans.

Dairy Products

Dec 4, 2025

Butter: buyers not tempted

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. Butter prices may have declined sharply this year but are so far failing to tempt bulk butter buyers in Germany. Wide prices gaps exist in the EU, where exports have risen to a record high.

Fruit and Vegetables

Dec 3, 2025

Dried beans: growers are reluctant to sell

BEIJING. Due to low prices, many Chinese farmers are holding back their bean crops for the time being. Quality plays a decisive role in pricing. Buying interest leaves much to be desired.

Fruit and Vegetables

Oct 29, 2025

Dried beans: prices decline due to higher availability

BEIJING. The new crops are now reaching the markets in large quantities, putting pressure on prices on the Chinese bean markets. Some farmers are holding back their goods. Many buyers are only stocking up as needed.

Nuts

Oct 27, 2025

Chestnuts: Italy seizes its opportunity

ROME. The unusually early start to the season brought both advantages and disadvantages for Italian chestnut traders. The crop volume is twice as high as last year, and market players report good quality.

Fruit and Vegetables

Oct 27, 2025

Pulses: Canada's pea prices under pressure

OTTAWA/NEW DELHI. The Diwali festival brought trade on the Indian chickpea market to a virtual standstill last week. The Canadian chickpea and lentil markets are stable, while pea prices are under pressure.

Fruit and Vegetables

Oct 20, 2025

Lentils: oversupply dampens market sentiment

OTTAWA/ANKARA. The global oversupply of green lentils is causing low prices, weak demand and pessimistic sentiment on the markets. The main producing countries have significantly increased their production, and competitive pressure is rising sharply.

Fruit and Vegetables

Oct 8, 2025

Dried beans: new crops are reaching the markets

BEIJING. The new bean crops are gradually becoming available in China and are putting pressure on most prices; once again, mung beans are the exception here, as the smaller acreage is counteracting the price declines.

Fruit and Vegetables

Oct 1, 2025

Lentils and peas: Canadian market under pressure

OTTAWA. Larger crops and trade restrictions with China are putting pressure on the Canadian market for pulses and are dampening prices. Buyers are currently trying to get an overview of the situation.

Nuts

Sep 29, 2025

Chestnuts: mixed crop in Italy

ROME/BRUSSELS. In Europe, the climate crisis is a key issue for chestnuts. Much depends on size in Italy. In 2024, the country’s exports hit a record.

Dairy Products

Sep 26, 2025

Butter: manufacturers caught out by demand

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. Butter manufacturers are finding it difficult to keep up with demand in Germany. Word quotations have witnessed a downturn. EU exports have already exceeded the EUR 1 million threshold this year.

Fruit and Vegetables

Aug 27, 2025

Dried beans: mung beans show stability

BEIJING. While prices have fallen on most Chinese bean markets, the situation on the mung bean market is different. However, imports here present a mixed picture.

Dairy Products

Aug 27, 2025

Butter: summer vibes persist

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. Summer vibes are still prevailing in Germany. EU butter production has climbed. EU exports have not quite reached EUR 1 million yet.

Fruit and Vegetables

Aug 20, 2025

Lentils and peas: rain could cause quality problems

OTTAWA. Canadian pea and lentil growers are concerned about heavy rainfall, which is delaying the harvest process and could lead to quality reductions. Exporters may have to look for additional markets.

Dairy Products

Jul 31, 2025

Butter: more clarity on US tariffs required

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. Last minute negotiations are underway in Germany for table butter. EU butter prices have only shown a moderate downturn so far. EU butter exporters require more clarity on the deal made with Trump.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jul 30, 2025

Dried beans: prices can vary significantly

BEIJING. Prices on the market for black kidney beans appear somewhat chaotic, with significant price differences depending on the supplier. Meanwhile, prices have risen on the markets for mung beans and adzuki beans.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jul 2, 2025

Dried beans: prices rise significantly

BEIJING. The ongoing shortage of goods on the Chinese bean markets has driven prices up in recent weeks – with one exception. Adzuki bean traders are hoping for a tender from South Korea.

Dairy Products

Jun 25, 2025

Butter: summer slows sales

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. Summer has got its hold on butter sales in Germany. EU exports are still underperforming, and EU butter quotations are still remarkably high.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jun 24, 2025

Cereals, oilseeds and pulses: mixed responses to first 2025 crop estimate

ANKARA. Although corn production will rise in Turkey this year, projections for other cereals are less encouraging. Oilseeds and dry pulses are also showing mixed trends. Market opinions, however, show a different picture for corn and red lentils.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jun 24, 2025

Lentils: sharp decline expected in Turkey

ANKARA. Official estimates show that Turkey’s red lentil crop will range 16% lower than last year. Traders are, however, much more upbeat. For green lentils the export ban will prove decisive.

Fruit and Vegetables

Jun 4, 2025

Dried beans: buyers adopt successful approach

BEIJING. Buying sentiments have changed the pattern for black kidney beans. Apart from this, attention is centred on supplies for adzuki, mung and kidney beans.

Dairy Products

May 28, 2025

Butter: in high demand

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. Butter is in high demand in Germany. Farmers will be granted compensation for the disruptions caused by the discovery of the foot and mouth disease in January. EU exports hit a record in the first quarter.

Dried Fruit

May 21, 2025

Dates: global production to increase by 7.1%

PALMA/TEHRAN. The outlook for date production in Saudi Arabia is significantly better than last year. At the same time, however, production is not expected to match the results of the 2023/2024 season. Prices for Pakistani dates have recently fallen slightly on the European spot market.

Dried Fruit

May 8, 2025

Dates: EU increases imports to almost 66,000 mt

CAIRO/TEHRAN. With a market share of 40%, Egypt is the most important supplier of dates to Vietnam. But the competition is fierce. In addition to the familiar competitors, new opponents have entered the market this season. The EU has increased its date imports from Egypt by almost 20% this year.

Fruit and Vegetables

May 6, 2025

Grains and pulses: firm chickpea production

ANKARA. As official statistics show cereal production witnessed sharpd downturns in Turkey in 2024. For pulses the story is, however, different. Green lentil production gained sharply and chickpea production was stable.

Dairy Products

May 2, 2025

Butter: shockingly high EU prices

KEMPTEN/BRUSSELS. Industry leaders in Germany are speculating on the impact of the dry weather for dairy products. Considering that EU butter prices are still shockingly high exports are doing surprisingly well.

Fruit and Vegetables

Apr 30, 2025

Dried beans: stocks are running low

BEIJING. There is a shortage of goods on the Chinese bean markets, as both growers and traders only have small stocks left. Spring sowing is imminent and is likely to influence the price trend.

Fruit and Vegetables

Apr 28, 2025

Lentils and peas: China's retaliatory tariffs hit pea market

OTTAWA. After Canada imposed tariffs on imports of Chinese electric cars last autumn, China is now responding with retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural commodities, including peas. Meanwhile, the outlook for sowing is changing on the Canadian lentil market.

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