Market News on Nuts

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Nov 30, 2017

Almonds: Prices drop by up to 0.40 EUR/kg

MADRID/SACRAMENTO. The Spanish almond market has not been performing well in recent weeks and price adjustments were made again this week.

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Nov 28, 2017

Hazelnuts: Deceptive standstill in prices

ORDU. Turkish suppliers who have not yet covered themselves will face business losses of some sort. Ferrero pulls out of the market for now.

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Nov 28, 2017

Cashews: Export quality is poor

HANOI. The poor quality of Vietnamese exports has led cashew buyers to wait for the arrival of the new crop from Tanzania before making further purchases.

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Nov 22, 2017

Hazelnuts: Strong demand in Europe

ORDU. The Turkish hazelnut market is currently characterised above all by better-than-average demand and stable prices.

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Nov 14, 2017

Hazelnuts: Ferrero has to choose

ORDU. The export demand for Turkish hazelnuts is showing no signs of abating. Meanwhile exporters of shelled hazelnuts are offering prices that are higher than those of the market leader.

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Nov 8, 2017

Walnuts: EU weak by international comparison

SACRAMENTO. While the current estimates by the USDA are showing a balance between production and consumption, there are concerns over the EU market.

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Nov 7, 2017

Hazelnuts: The big guessing game

ORDU. Exchange rates are making purchasing prices exceedingly attractive. Even the farmers can be happy with the comparably high prices. However, how long this situation will remain is unclear.

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Nov 6, 2017

Almonds: EU set for record imports

MADRID/SACRAMENTO. Bar some Californian almond plantations, this year’s almond harvest has finished, with most farmers having already harvested their production for the year.

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Nov 3, 2017

Almonds: A weak year, a quick depletion of stocks is expected

SOFIA. Prices will remain high till quantities are depleted. The country will once again rely on imports to satisfy domestic demand.

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Nov 2, 2017

Walnuts: Active trade supports prices

SOFIA. Some larger market players are booked till the beginning of next month. The lack of carry-over and strong demand embolden local sellers.

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Nov 2, 2017

Hazelnuts: Prices skid to three-year low

ORDU. Buyers from the euro region continue to benefit from the weak Turkish lira; they can buy hazelnuts at prices that are the lowest they have been for years.

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Oct 26, 2017

Hazelnuts: Prices are stubbornly high

SOFIA. The meager local supply on a yearly basis supports the high price. Local producers compete on quality.

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Oct 26, 2017

Almonds: Larguetas up to 50 cents more expensive

MADRID. These weeks, the Spanish almond market is characterised by uncertainty, and the price developments of the different varieties could barely be more disparate.

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Oct 25, 2017

Hazelnuts: Suppliers expect risk premiums

ORDU. Turkish hazelnut traders run certain risks offering their customers long-term contracts this season. Therefore, market players assume that the prices will not be completely free of speculation.

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Oct 25, 2017

Almonds: Foreigners at the gate

SOFIA. Although cultivation of land grows fast on a yearly basis, domestic supply accounts for only a fraction of local consumption. Imports flood the market.

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Oct 24, 2017

Walnuts: Organic is the new fad

SOFIA. EU subsidies and the price premium of organic walnuts encourage local parties to heavily invest in the cultivation of substantial acreages.

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Oct 18, 2017

Hazelnuts: Increase in elevated aflatoxin levels

ORDU. Political tensions between the US and Turkey have again resulted in a devaluation of the Turkish Lira. The hazelnut market responded by correcting the export prices.

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Oct 18, 2017

Almond crop up to 7% smaller than expected

MADRID/SACRAMENTO. Market observers report that global almond consumption grows by 5% annually. Just as well that California is expecting a record crop this year. In Spain, the producers are not as optimistic as they were just a few weeks ago.

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Oct 12, 2017

Peanuts: Festival season Demand hike Prices in domestic market.

Peanuts: Exports market silent due to no buying from china

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Oct 12, 2017

Hazelnuts: Imports fail to cool off local price spikes

SOFIA. The smaller orchards have already depleted their stocks. Local end clients do not shun the high price, preferring to focus on taste and crispness instead.

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Oct 12, 2017

Hazelnut kernels: The TMO is shopping up a storm

ORDU. Approximately two-thirds of the raw nuts currently entering the market are being purchased by the TMO. These also include hazelnuts from the 2016 crop, which as a result may mean price adjustments for mixed products.

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Oct 11, 2017

Walnuts: Buyers stand before orchards, demanding it all

SOFIA. Never before have some local farmers of organic walnuts experienced such a complete buyout.

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Oct 5, 2017

Hazelnuts: How organic dwindles into conventional

SOFIA. The hazelnut is one of the locally grown nuts with immeasurable market potential. Farmers focus on organic cultivation.

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Oct 5, 2017

Walnuts: Prices of organic nuts will persist high

SOFIA. As harvest throughout the country reaches its end, the results become apparent. In the North regions, orchard owners are already recording a bumper output. In some orchards within the central and eastern South, prospects are gloomy.

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Sep 28, 2017

Almonds: Climate conditions favor only some regions

SOFIA. The climate prevents the mass cultivation of the nut throughout the country. Some farmers already complained of lower collected quantities.

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Sep 28, 2017

Hazelnuts: First sales already take place on the market

SOFIA. Showers could prolong the pace of harvest. The smaller orchards are already selling.

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Sep 28, 2017

Walnuts: Recent rains cracked the husk open

SOFIA. This year, farmers throughout the North regions are already recording a bumper output. Prices started high!

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Sep 24, 2017

Almonds: The better few

SOFIA. The smaller quantities of high quality locally grown nuts drive prices high. Never have foreign imports been seen as a threat by local sellers – they are a minor nuisance that stays on the market a year long.

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Sep 24, 2017

Hazelnuts: Organic means a high price premium

SOFIA. Throughout the years, farmers have oriented themselves to focus more on organically grown hazelnuts. The rational is easily explained: the profit motif and the unquenched local demand.

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Sep 24, 2017

Walnuts: Organic is what drives cultivation strategies nowadays

SOFIA. Bio walnuts have always commanded a higher price premium. Since local supply is small while demand is high, farmers do not find it difficult to charge higher prices and get away with it!

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Sep 22, 2017

Almonds: Prices are expected to be doggedly high this year

SOFIA. Buyers should not expect drastic prices fluctuations after the end of harvest. This season, once again, local output will scratch domestic demand.

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Sep 22, 2017

Walnuts: Impressive on both sides of the spectrum

SOFIA. Throughout the North regions, farmers have not seen such a strong harvest for a period of at least a few years. However, in some orchards within the central and eastern South, farmers had to cut down their projections.

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Sep 22, 2017

Hazelnuts: Harvest’s pace quickens

SOFIA. Prices are expected to remain high throughout the season. The Turkish hazelnut will dominate the domestic market once again.

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Sep 20, 2017

Almonds: Late harvest delays start of the season

SACRAMENTO. The late beginning of the Californian almond harvest is making itself noticeable in the September report of the Almond Board of California both in the production figures and in the export volumes.

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Sep 19, 2017

Hazelnuts: Buyers are getting competition from the state

ORDU. The TMO's lower commodity prices and looser purchase conditions made it easier for Turkish hazelnut farmers to decide to sell last week.

Alerts and Regulations

Sep 15, 2017

Raw Cashew Nuts: Tanzania Cashew Board issued Notice for Cashew Nut buying

RCN: Notice to Raw Cashew Nut Buying Licence

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Sep 13, 2017

Almonds: Harvest started in some orchards

And this season, local output will scratch domestic demand. Lower quantity-high quality kernels will command a high price premium.

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Sep 13, 2017

Walnuts: Shortage drives purchases

SOFIA. The disappointing walnut production of 2017 in Poland, Croatia and Hungary is driving buyers towards Bulgaria, where the freshly harvested arrivals are being snatched from the traders' hands.

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Sep 13, 2017

Pistachios: Price decline after season peak

TEHRAN. Despite the steady decline in the pistachio acreages in Iran since the year 2000, market players are expecting a rise in exports of 11% this season. This prediction is favoured by the drop in prices in the last few weeks.

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Sep 13, 2017

Hazelnuts: First prices hit the market

Prices started high early in the marketing season. By the end of harvest, buyers should not expect a wide downward swing in prices.

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Sep 13, 2017

Walnuts: First offers hit the market

The bigger farmers are already testing the pulse of the market. Prices start somewhat higher in the beginning of the marketing season.

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Sep 12, 2017

Hazelnuts: Market flooded with commodities

ORDU. Despite the relaxed mood on the Turkish hazelnut market after the holidays, exports in the first week of September went surprisingly well. About 4,400 mt of hazelnuts have been delivered to foreign countries since the beginning of the season.

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Sep 7, 2017

Almonds: Imports will dominate the market again

Many small almond farms fail to meet local demand. It will take years, before local supply grows substantially.

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Sep 7, 2017

Hazelnuts: Count the chicken after they are hatched

Overall, this year’s output will be higher than that of last season. Yet, at the beginning of harvest, some farmers did hope for more.

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Sep 7, 2017

Almonds: The pressure is on

MADRID. Producers in Spain are feeling the pressure. They will not be able to retain the high prices they have been used to for the last few years this season.

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Sep 7, 2017

Walnuts: In a harvest mood

Slowly but surely harvest activities are unfolding throughout the country. Some orchards will remain untouched because the expected weak harvest will not cover the expenses of collecting it.

Import / Export Statistics

Sep 5, 2017

Peanuts: Imports and exports, Germany and the EU

FRANKFURT. A surprising shift has taken place regarding exports to the EU. Demand is also on the rise in Germany. Peanuts are a popular snack.

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Sep 5, 2017

Pumpkin seeds: Traders in Europe refuse to hit panic button

DALIAN. Although the prices are on the rise, traders in Europe are remarkably calm.

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