Market updates on oilseeds with up-to-date price trends
Nuts
Jan 29, 2024

Peanuts: suppliers miss the right time

NEW DELHI/BRASÍLIA. In the hope of further price increases, Indian stockists had not released their goods for sale at the right time - now prices are low, demand is weak and suppliers are sitting on their goods. In the USA, Brazil and Sudan, crop failures are expected.
Grains
Jan 26, 2024

Grains and oilseeds: analysts caught out by weather

BRUSSELS. While wheat is trading firm, a high degree of uncertainty prevails over the corn crop in Argentina and Brazil. Analyst estimates are being called into question for soybeans and global rapeseed sowing is down.
Oilseeds
Jan 25, 2024

Sesame seeds: delayed sowing due to drought

NEW DELHI. Indian exporters achieved great success in the last sesame seed tender. However, the prospects for the summer crop are clouded as there are expected delays in the main growing areas due to drought.
Oilseeds
Jan 25, 2024

Flaxseed: global production down by 30%

ASTANA/OTTAWA. With global flaxseed production down by more than 30%, rising prices seem inevitable in the coming weeks. Kazakhstan's exports have fallen significantly year-on-year.
Oilseeds
Jan 24, 2024

Sunflower seeds: country-specific safeguards are being discussed

KYIV/SOFIA. A proposal on how to protect EU countries neighbouring Ukraine from market-influencing imports is to be presented this week. Meanwhile, the Chinese sunflower seed market is booming, which is also having an impact on prices.
Oilseeds
Jan 23, 2024

Blue poppy seeds: no further reductions in sowing

CHRUDIM. Adverse weather conditions may have damaged the Zeno poppy seeds sown in autumn. Silver lining is that no further reductions are anticipated for the 2024/2025 sowing campaign.
Oilseeds
Jan 23, 2024

Pumpkin seeds: price increases expected soon

DALIAN. At the moment, low demand from overseas is keeping export prices at a moderate level, but Chinese traders expect that there will be increases after the Chinese New Year, when the sowing season for the new crop approaches.
Nuts
Jan 22, 2024

Peanuts: high palm oil prices stimulate the peanut market

NEW DELHI. As the cost of palm oil is high, especially in Malaysia and Indonesia, Indian peanuts are increasingly coming into the focus of buyers. Ramadan demand has started, but is being dampened by high freight costs.
Grains
Jan 19, 2024

Grains and oilseeds: estimates spark confusion

BRUSSELS. Wheat buyers have turned active and the production estimates issued for corn and soybeans have sparked confusion in Brazil. Exporting to the EU has become too expensive for rapeseed suppliers in Ukraine.
Oilseeds
Jan 18, 2024

Sesame seeds: early harvest in Chad

NEW DELHI/N'DJAMENA. The sesame seed tender will be evaluated at the beginning of next week and Indian exporters are expecting good chances. Meanwhile, the harvest in Chad started a little earlier this year and has therefore already been completed.
Nuts
Jan 15, 2024

Peanuts: attacks in the Red Sea slow down exports

NEW DELHI/BUENOS AIRES. The attacks by Houthi rebels on cargo ships in the Red Sea are currently making shipments considerably more difficult and expensive; this is having a noticeable effect on exports from various countries. A new export tariff on peanuts has been announced in Argentina.
Grains
Jan 12, 2024

Grains and oilseeds: customers snub France

BRUSSELS. As long-standing customers are switching to Russia times have turned difficult for wheat suppliers in France. Brazil’s corn output will range lower than expected and early soybean yields are far from promising. The pressure is on for rapeseed.
Oilseeds
Jan 11, 2024

Sesame seeds: demand is behind schedule

NEW DELHI. Domestic demand for sesame seeds in India is usually high in the winter months, but as the cold temperatures have set in late this season, it has been unusually low so far. Indian exports are also declining slightly.
Oilseeds
Jan 10, 2024

Pumpkin seeds: traders must replenish stocks

DALIAN. The warehouses of Chinese pumpkin seed traders are almost empty and to fulfil their orders, they have to buy expensive raw materials from speculators. Meanwhile, the critical situation in the Red Sea is causing delays in shipments and high freight costs.
Nuts
Jan 8, 2024

Peanuts: not a good start to the new year

NEW DELHI. Various difficulties such as low demand, the attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea and the war between Israel and Palestine are making life difficult for market players in the peanut market. The outlook for the near future is not exactly rosy either.
Oilseeds
Jan 8, 2024

Blue poppy seeds: “We can hope for an increase in demand”

SEEHEIM/CHRUDIM. 2023 was a year full of hurdles, but also new opportunities. Kristián Vronka from the Czech blue poppy seed trading company Cropful explains how market players faced challenges such as the wars in Ukraine and Israel, global inflation and climate change and what they expect from the 2024/2025 season. Read the full interview here.
Oilseeds
Jan 5, 2024

Sesame seeds and Spices: „Every nation is interdependent on the other”

SEEHEIM/GUJARAT. 2023 was a year full of hurdles, but also new opportunities. Our business partner from the Indian sesame seed and spice market explains how market players faced challenges such as the wars in Ukraine and Israel, global inflation and climate change and what they expect from the 2024/2025 season. Read the full interview here.
Oilseeds
Jan 5, 2024

Sesame seeds: harvest almost complete in Chad

NEW DELHI/TOKYO. In India, the sesame seed market is currently rather sluggish, while Japanese imports are impressive. In Chad, meanwhile, the harvest is drawing to a close.
Oilseeds
Jan 3, 2024

Hazelnuts: “Concerns over climate change are higher than ever”

SEEHEIM/ORDU. 2023 was a year full of hurdles, but also new opportunities. Our business partner from the Turkish hazelnut market explains how market players faced challenges such as the wars in Ukraine and Israel, global inflation and climate change and what they expect from the 2024/2025 season. Read the full interview here.
Oilseeds
Jan 1, 2024

Pistachios and Saffron: “Domestic consumption has decreased by more than 50%”

SEEHEIM/TEHRAN. 2023 was a year full of hurdles, but also new opportunities. Our business partner from the Iranian pistachio and saffron market explains how market players faced challenges such as the wars in Ukraine and Israel, global inflation and climate change and what they expect from the 2024/2025 season. Read the full interview here.
Oilseeds
Dec 29, 2023

Dried fruit: “Cheaper alternatives will not be easy to find”

SEEHEIM/IZMIR. 2023 was a year full of hurdles, but also new opportunities. Our business partner from the Turkish dried fruit market explains how market players faced challenges such as the wars in Ukraine and Israel, global inflation and climate change and what they expect from the 2024/2025 season. Read the full interview here.
Oilseeds
Dec 27, 2023

Peanuts: “Consumers prioritize health over price”

SEEHEIM/NEW DELHI. 2023 was a year full of hurdles, but also new opportunities. Our business partner from the Indian peanut market explains how market players faced challenges such as the wars in Ukraine and Israel, global inflation and climate change and what they expect from the 2024/2025 season. Read the full interview here.
Oilseeds
Dec 25, 2023

Blue poppy seeds: “Business with Russia and Israel almost stopped”

SEEHEIM/IZMIR. 2023 was a year full of hurdles, but also new opportunities. Olcay Soyuçaylı from the Turkish trading company Cemre Tarim explains how market players of the Turkish blue poppy seed market faced challenges such as the wars in Ukraine and Israel, global inflation and climate change and what they expect from the 2024/2025 season. Read the full interview here.
Nuts
Dec 18, 2023

Peanuts: Senegal enters the scene

NEW DELHI/DAKAR. In India, the government is buying more peanuts from farmers, while prices on the free market continue to fall. In the West African country of Senegal, market players are quite optimistic.
Grains
Dec 15, 2023

Grains and oilseeds: EU called to buy in Ukraine

BRUSSELS. China and Egypt have bought large volumes of wheat. In addition, China has announced a record corn crop and soybean exports are set to drop in Brazil. The EU may profit from Ukraine’s attractively priced rapeseed.
Oilseeds
Dec 14, 2023

Sesame seeds: November exports down by more than 20%

NEW DELHI. India's sesame seed exports continued to decline in November. Demand shift towards alternative origins, but buying interest in the domestic market is also not as high as usual.
Oilseeds
Dec 13, 2023

Sunflower seeds: possible crop decline in Ukraine

SOFIA/KYIV. There is little trading activity on the sunflower seed market at the end of the year, however this does not mean that it is a quiet period. Many processors and suppliers are working at full capacity until the end of the year.
Oilseeds
Dec 12, 2023

Blue poppy seeds: growers are concerned about sowing

CHRUDIM/ANKARA. The Czech blue poppy seed market could run out of goods sooner than expected. Market players are particularly concerned about sowing. Meanwhile, Germany has more than doubled its poppy seed imports from Turkey.
Oilseeds
Dec 12, 2023

Pumpkin seeds: delayed demand

DALIAN. In China, demand for shine skin pumpkin kernels usually increases from mid-December as buyers stock up for the Chinese New Year. This year, however, there are some delays.
Nuts
Dec 11, 2023

Peanuts: India relies on demand from China

NEW DELHI/ATLANTA. While buying interest in Europe and the USA is waning, Indian exporters are pinning their hopes on Chinese buyers. In South America, sowing is coming to an end, while conditions in the USA present a mixed picture.
Oilseeds
Dec 7, 2023

Sesame seeds: prices remain largely stable

NEW DELHI. In India, the winter season is off to a slow start and the sesame seed market is unusually quiet. In addition to the country’s own crop, a further 30,000 mt of sesame seeds are to be imported by the end of the season in March 2024.
Oilseeds
Dec 7, 2023

Sunflower seeds: Bulgaria buys in Ukraine again

SOFIA/DALIAN. Since 1 December, Ukrainian agricultural products such as sunflower seeds can once again be exported to Bulgaria. The two countries have agreed on a licensing procedure.
Oilseeds
Dec 5, 2023

Pumpkin seeds: hopes are pinned on Chinese New Year

DALIAN. Demand on the pumpkin seed market remains weak, but suppliers are hoping that the Chinese New Year in February will breathe life into the market. Meanwhile, growers have disposed of a large proportion of their stocks.
Nuts
Dec 4, 2023

Peanuts: vibrant market dynamics

NEW DELHI/AUSTIN. In India, arrivals of the new crop after the Diwali festival have not picked up to the extent hoped for, and the new Kharif crop is also struggling with challenges. In Texas, there were harvest delays and extremely high prices.
Grains
Dec 1, 2023

Grains and oilseeds: excessive imports prompt supply glut

BRUSSELS. A wave of cancellations has hit wheat, corn is under pressure and alternative transport routes have rendered soybeans more expensive in Brazil. China is also confronted with a supply glut for rapeseed.
Oilseeds
Nov 30, 2023

Flaxseed: prices continue to rise

KYIV/OTTAWA. Flaxseed prices are currently experiencing regular price increases. According to experts, this season's supply should be sufficient to cover demand, but the crop have not been large enough for significant end-of-season stocks.
Oilseeds
Nov 30, 2023

Sesame seeds: arrivals leave much to be desired

NEW DELHI/ABUJA. In the Indian sesame seed market, arrivals are failing to fulfil the expectations of market players. This is supporting prices despite the new crop.
Oilseeds
Nov 29, 2023

Pumpkin seeds: organic alternatives from the EU

DALIAN/WARSAW. Demand on the Chinese pumpkin seed market remains weak, but is expected to pick up in January due to the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations. EU buyers are increasingly turning to organic goods from Poland and Austria.
Oilseeds
Nov 29, 2023

Sunflower seeds: no risk of excessive imports from Ukraine

SOFIA/KYIV. Sunflower seed production has fallen short of expectations in Ukraine and Bulgaria intends to revise the current import restrictions.
Nuts
Nov 27, 2023

Peanuts: crop might be smaller

NEW DELHI. According to current forecasts, the Kharif crop in India could be smaller than hoped for. Prices on the peanut market, however, have stabilised after the Diwali festival.
Grains
Nov 24, 2023

Grains and oilseeds: delays not a problem

BRUSSELS. Export prospects are far from encouraging for wheat. Delayed sowing is not yet classified as a risk for Brazil’s corn crop and oil is weighing on rapeseed quotations.
Oilseeds
Nov 23, 2023

Sesame seeds: crop estimates vary widely

NEW DELHI/ABUJA. While the official forecasts promise a good sesame seed crop for the Indian market, crop damage could prevent this quantity from being achieved.
Oilseeds
Nov 23, 2023

Sunflower seeds: high demand drives market

SOFIA/KYIV. Harvesting has nearly been completed in Ukraine, whereas sunflowers are still standing in large areas in Kazakhstan. Rising oil prices are also driving up the market for sunflower seeds in Bulgaria.
Oilseeds
Nov 21, 2023

Pumpkin seeds: low supplies keep prices stable

DALIAN. Although demand remains weak, prices on the Chinese pumpkin seed market are managing to maintain their level. This is mainly due to the low supply, especially on the GWS and organic markets.
Nuts
Nov 20, 2023

Peanuts: projections fail farmers

NEW DELHI. Official estimates in India may only project a marginal decline in winter peanut production, but disaster has struck for many famers in Andhra Pradesh. Demand is also leaving much to be desired in China and Europe.
Oilseeds
Nov 16, 2023

Sesame seeds: area sown 8% smaller

NEW DELHI/ABUJA. In India the area sown with sesame seeds in the second half of the year has nearly declined by 8% as compared with last year. Rajasthan is the main producing state and accounts for 30% of the nation's crop.
Oilseeds
Nov 16, 2023

Flaxseed: prices retain upward trend

KYIV/ASTANA. With prices continuing to surge in Kazakhstan Ukraine is a good alternative. Delivery delays may, howver, occur at the border to Poland.
Oilseeds
Nov 16, 2023

Mustard seeds: sluggish demand in Canada

OTTAWA. Despite yields being low Canada's mustard seed production has risen this year. Demand is, however, leaving much to be desired. Germany has also reduced imports sharply.