Market updates on oilseeds and vegetable oils with up-to-date price trends
Nuts
Oct 7, 2024

Peanuts: crop size speculations in India

NEW DELHI/BUENOS AIRES. Farmers are busy harvesting peanuts in India. Hurricane Helene has had quite an impact on the US supply chain. Drought conditions are a challenge in Argentina and Brazil. Reports are quite mixed in China.
Grains
Oct 4, 2024

Grains and oilseeds: Kazakhstan risks cold trade war

BRUSSELS/ASTANA. Trade tensions are escalating between Russia and Kazakhstan over cheap wheat. The East Coast strike has disrupted US corn and soybean exports. Lower yields and high demand are exacerbating the EU supply squeeze for rapeseed.
Oilseeds
Oct 2, 2024

Sesame seeds: rain to reduce output

NEW DELHI/KHARTOUM. Anticipations already range lower for sesame seeds than initital projections for last year's crop in India. Rain may also have and additional impact. Prospects are quite encouraging in Sudan and Pakistan.
Oilseeds
Oct 2, 2024

Flaxseed: encouraging prospects in Kazakhstan

ASTANA. According to the production estimates issued by the Kazakh Grain Union (KGU) flaxseed yields will recover considerably this year. Yet, exports have slumped.
Oilseeds
Oct 2, 2024

Sunflower seeds: new crop weighs on prices in China

SOFIA/DALIAN. In China the new crop is arriving and demand is high for sunflower seeds. The European Commission has once again revised the production estimates downwards.
Oilseeds
Oct 1, 2024

Mustard seeds: prospects good for exports

OTTAWA/KYIV. Despite the recent downward revisions, prospects are much more upbeat for mustard seeds in Canada than last year. EU imports show a clear trend.
Nuts
Sep 30, 2024

Peanuts: waiting for arrivals to pick up

NEW DELHI/BUENOS AIRES. Trading dynamics may change overnight in India. Risk is that speculators will try to drive up prices in China. US shellers need to assess how much they can handle. Suppliers in Argentina are casting a nervous look on US prices.
Grains
Sep 27, 2024

Grains and oilseeds: mysterious upsurge in EU demand

BRUSSELS. Dry weather conditions have delayed sowing for wheat in Ukraine and in Russia. Demand for corn has surged in Spain. Much to the detriment of US suppliers China has turned to Brazil for soybeans. Eastern European rapeseed does not stand a chance against the attractive rates prevailing for canola in Canada.
Oilseeds
Sep 26, 2024

Flaxseed: possible production increase in Kazakhstan

OTTAWA/ASTANA. The forecasts for the Canadian flaxseed crop have once again been revised slightly downwards. However, hopes for a successful export season remain high. In Kazakhstan, the harvest is now almost complete and growers are expecting a significantly better result than last year.
Oilseeds
Sep 26, 2024

Sesame seeds: new crop available from mid-October

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD. The sesame seed harvest in India is starting these days and the first shipments should take place in mid-October. Growers in Pakistan have also already completed the majority of their harvest.
Oilseeds
Sep 25, 2024

Sunflower seeds: Coceral publishes crop corrections

SOFIA/KYIV. Even if the results this year are disappointing, at least the harvesting process itself is progressing well in n both Russia and Ukraine. Meanwhile, the experts at Coceral have updated their forecast for the EU crop.
Oilseeds
Sep 25, 2024

Blue poppy seeds: higher availability in autumn

CHRUDIM. The Czech poppy seed market is satisfied with the production result. Further price declines are expected in the coming weeks.
Oilseeds
Sep 24, 2024

Pumpkin seeds: high demand for organic goods

DALIAN. The harvest of conventional pumpkin seeds is coming to an end in China, while organic goods are still being harvested until the end of October. Buyers are currently holding back, as prices are in a downward spiral and will continue to decline.
Nuts
Sep 23, 2024

Peanuts: tariff increases make an impact

NEW DELHI/BRASÍLIA. The increase in tariffs on edible oil imports is having a noticeable impact on the Indian peanut market. Little is currently happening in China, while the acreage in Brazil is being expanded.
Oilseeds
Sep 19, 2024

Flaxseed: EU has increased imports from Canada 18-fold

OTTAWA/ASTANA. The high import duties on Russian flaxseed are having a greater impact on EU imports from week to week. Other origins are currently benefiting greatly from this.
Oilseeds
Sep 19, 2024

Sesame seeds: India's exports up by 8%

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD. Smaller acreages and high freight costs make it difficult for Indian sesame seed traders to keep up with other producing countries. At the same time, India has recorded growing exports this year.
Oilseeds
Sep 18, 2024

Sunflower seeds: downward revisions to global crop forecasts

SOFIA/KYIV. In the WASDE report published last week, the US Department of Agriculture adjusted its forecasts for global sunflower seed crops. As expected, the estimates for the EU and Ukraine were revised downwards.
Oils
Sep 18, 2024

Olive oil: export restrictions lifted

IZMIR. The Turkish olive oil sector can breathe a sigh of relief. With the prospect of a global increase in production, the restrictions on Turkish olive oil exports have been lifted ahead of schedule.
Nuts
Sep 16, 2024

Peanuts: tariffs become a challenge

NEW DELHI/ATLANTA. In India, peanut growers are protesting against the lifting of import duties on vegetable oils, as they are already struggling with the low prices. In the USA, much depends on the outcome of the upcoming election, as tariffs could be imposed for the EU and China.
Oilseeds
Sep 12, 2024

Flaxseed: mixed start to the season

OTTAWA/ASTANA. With the gradual increase in tariffs on imports of Russian flaxseed into the EU, buyers are looking for alternative suppliers. Canadian traders, meanwhile, are worried about their relations with China.
Oilseeds
Sep 12, 2024

Sesame seeds: unfavourable weather conditions in India and China

NEW DELHI/BEIJING. In addition to smaller acreages, heavy rainfall in some Indian cultivation regions has impaired production results. Massive yield losses are also expected in China.
Oilseeds
Sep 11, 2024

Sunflower seeds: yield decline in Ukraine

KYIV/SOFIA. With each passing week, market players' concerns about declining yields are being confirmed. In Ukraine, the harvest has progressed significantly further than last year.
Nuts
Sep 9, 2024

Peanuts: Argentine exporters fully occupied

NEW DELHI/BUENOS AIRES. Argentinian peanut suppliers have their hands full at the moment. Brazilian importers are also sourcing as much produce as possible from the neighbouring country. In India, rains have brought relief.
Grains
Sep 6, 2024

Grains and oilseeds: worries over new plague in Argentina

BRUSSELS. Australia may have put the wheat market in Asia under pressure but the situation is different in Russia and the EU. Drought and cicadas are a worry for corn. Argentina’s farmers will switch to soybeans. In a standoff with Canada China has issued an anti-dumping investigation concerning canola.
Oilseeds
Sep 5, 2024

Sesame seeds: damage due to heavy rains

NEW DELHI/BRUSSELS. Rainfall has broken all records in the state of Gujarat in India, extensive damages are being reported for sesame seeds.
Oilseeds
Sep 5, 2024

Blue poppy seeds: new crop puts pressure on prices

CHRUDIM/BUDAPEST. This year's significantly better crop is putting pressure on prices in the blue poppy seed market. However, the quality of the seeds will not be able to fulfil all requirements.
Oilseeds
Sep 4, 2024

Sunflower seeds: official EU crop forecast reduced again

SOFIA/KYIV. With the renewed downward revision, the European Commission's forecasts for the 2024 EU sunflower seed crop are now below 10 million mt. Market players still consider some of the estimates to be too optimistic.
Oilseeds
Sep 3, 2024

Pumpkin seeds: up to 30% more shine skins

DALIAN. The shine skin crop in China is significantly larger than last year, and with the carry-over stocks from the current season, supplies should be more than secured. The GWS crop is less abundant, but has also developed well.
Nuts
Sep 2, 2024

Peanuts: US growers hope for rainfall

NEW DELHI/ATLANTA. Next week, the probability of rain is increasing in the US growing regions – the precipitation is urgently needed and farmers are pinning all their hopes on the change in weather. In India, however, the weather has been extremely favourable so far.
Grains
Aug 30, 2024

Grains and oilseeds: drought claims headlines

BRUSSELS. This year the quality of the wheat harvested in France is exceptionally bad. Bulgaria’s corn exports have come to a near standstill due to drought. This is also an issue for sowing soybeans in Brazil and the reason why winter rapeseed sowing has been delayed in Ukraine.
Oilseeds
Aug 29, 2024

Mustard seeds: Canadian crop fails to meet expectations

OTTAWA/BRUSSELS. In Canada, yields of the new crop are falling short of expectations. Meanwhile, the country has become the most important third-country supplier for the EU in the first weeks of the new 2024/2025 season.
Oilseeds
Aug 29, 2024

Flaxseed: positive crop prospects in Canada

ASTANA/OTTAWA. While import tariffs on Russian flaxseed complicate long-term planning and create uncertainty in the market, market players are confident that smaller origins will not adjust their prices excessively, at least for the time being.
Oilseeds
Aug 29, 2024

Sunflower seeds: yields slump in Ukraine

KYIV/DALIAN. Harvesting is underway in Ukraine. Yet, the heat and drought witnessed in recent weeks have left their traces on the plants. First reports are devastating and the situation is not much better in other producing countries.
Nuts
Aug 26, 2024

Peanuts: Indian government to buy almost 100,000 mt

NEW DELHI/BRASÍLIA. The government in Gujarat has promised farmers to buy significantly more peanuts for the coming season than last year. In Brazil, offers for the new crop are still a long time coming.
Grains
Aug 23, 2024

Grains and oilseeds: buyers shun Russia

BRUSSELS. With buyers shunning Russian wheat Ukraine has seized the opportunity to step up exports. Railway strikes are disrupting trading activities for corn and rapeseed in North America. A bumper crop for US soybeans is very well possible.
Oilseeds
Aug 22, 2024

Sesame seeds: declining cultivation figures in India

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD. Indian sesame seed farmers are busy sowing the kharif crop. So far, however, the acreages in the main growing regions are well down on last year.
Oilseeds
Aug 21, 2024

Sunflower seeds: reduced crop forecasts

KYIV/BUKAREST. High temperatures and a lack of rainfall are causing problems for sunflower seed farmers in Eastern Europe. Even though this crop can withstand the hot weather better than others, growers in some regions have had to start harvesting early.
Nuts
Aug 19, 2024

Peanuts: China's imports decline sharply

NEW DELHI/BEIJING. As the large crop in China meets relatively weak demand, imports this season are significantly lower than last year. This is hitting Indian exporters hard.
Oilseeds
Aug 15, 2024

Sesame seeds: India wins lion's share in tender

NEW DELHI. India secured nearly half of the volumes open for bidding in the most recent Korean tender over 10,000 mt. Yet, the impact is minor.
Oils
Aug 14, 2024

Olive oil: Turkey may seize on EU price decline

IZMIR. Although price declines in a key export market would normally cause alarm in a producing country, this may spell good news for Turkey's olive oil exporters. EU consumers will, however, need to be very patient. Turkey's table olive exports have surged in value.
Oilseeds
Aug 14, 2024

Sunflower seeds: quality and yields impacted

SOFIA/KYIV. Heat and drought have caused this year's sunflower crop to fall short of expecations in Eastern Europe. Quality is also an issue. Some farmers have already started havesting in Bulgaria.
Oilseeds
Aug 12, 2024

Pumpkin seeds: harvest starts in China

DALIAN. Harvesting is about to start in China and the prospects are highly encouraging for pumpkin seeds. The Mid-Autumn festival should boost demand.
Nuts
Aug 12, 2024

Peanuts: better prospects in the US

NEW DELHI/ATLANTA. After a prolonged period of heat and drought, rain has now changed the situation in the US. Prices should decline in India in the next few weeks.
Oilseeds
Aug 8, 2024

Sesame seeds: waiting for the tender

NEW DELHI. With bidding about to start for the new tender, suppliers are careful to emphasise that much will depend on international demand. Japan has rejected several shipments.
Oilseeds
Aug 7, 2024

Flaxseed: crop doing well in Canada

OTTAWA/BRUSSELS. With the plants doing well Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has once again revised the production estimate for flaxseed a bit upwards. EU imports slumped in July.
Oilseeds
Aug 7, 2024

Blue poppy seeds: harvest starts much earlier

CHRUDIM. The Czech Republic is reckoning with an especially good blue poppy seed crop this year. Prospects are also highly encouraging in Slovakia and in Hungary as the areas sown have increased and yields are good. Supplies should not be a problem in 2024/2025.
Oilseeds
Aug 6, 2024

Mustard seeds: sharp decline in EU imports

OTTAWA/BRUSSELS. Despite concerns being voiced over the current heatwave in Canada, production is expected to be good. Monthly imports declined sharply for mustard seeds in the EU in July.
Nuts
Aug 5, 2024

Peanuts: wide price gaps in Brazil

NEW DELHI/BRASÍLIA. Low quality has caused peanut prices to differ by up to 30% in Brazil. Kharif sowing has seen an impressive rise in India.