The Leading News Portal for the Food and Feed Commodity Market
Topical, Independent and Direct from the Market
Oilseeds
Jul 7, 2017

Prices strengthened

The forecasted lower output and the recent hailstorms supported prices.
Grains
Jul 7, 2017

Projections are for a strong harvest

Pushing aside the devastating impacts from the recent hailstorms in some areas, farmers from the North regions are already estimating higher average yields than those of last years.
Dried Fruit
Jul 6, 2017

Apricots: Prices drop by 600 USD/mt

MALATYA. Raised eyebrows over the current price level for dried apricots. Suppliers in Turkey have already readjusted their prices to accommodate the new season.
Dried Fruit
Jul 6, 2017

Sultanas: Exporters are forced to buy

MANISA. The season is coming to an end and supplies are running low for the exporters in Turkey. To meet ongoing contracts, traders are now forced to buy more expensive sultanas from the Tariş Sultana Raisins Union.
Oilseeds
Jul 6, 2017

Spice Market Report (Market Information)

Current Prices & Market Information
Spices
Jul 6, 2017

CHILLI - Market Report

Market report & Prices for Indian Chilies.
Oilseeds
Jul 6, 2017

Sesame Seeds (Market Information)

SESAME- Heavy Rain may leads to re-sowing in China.
Grains
Jul 5, 2017

After hailstorms hit, some farmers lost it all

Summer droughts are still a forewarning threat, but the recent hailstorms inflicted irreparable damages to fields in some regions.
Dried Fruit
Jul 5, 2017

Sultanas 2017: Hard facts and figures

The most relevant data relating to sultanas is provided in a clearly structured Excel file. Including: Background information, global sultana production, the import and export figures and prices.
Oilseeds
Jul 5, 2017

Sunflower seeds: The destructive forces of nature

SOFIA. Bulgarian traders report that the weather has made a 180° turn after an extremely hot weekend with temperatures of 39-42 °C.
Nuts
Jul 5, 2017

Almonds: Inexplicable price drops

MADRID. In the Spanish comarca of Marina Baixa, there have been reports of olive trees infected with olive quick decline syndrome (Xylella fastidiosa), which can also spread to almond trees.
Oilseeds
Jul 5, 2017

Blue poppy seeds: Producers withdraw offers

CHRUDIM. Because of the current market situation, the prices for both the new and the old crop are moving in the same direction.
Grains
Jul 4, 2017

Unexpected hailstorms ravaged regions

Recent hails, as big as tennis balls, devastated some regions. Harvest will be postponed at some places while at others, farmers count the losses.
Oilseeds
Jul 4, 2017

Weather will influence the output further

Those farmers who harvested the crop before the recent hailstorms got lucky. In the regions where the storms hit, farmer will incur losses.
Grains
Jul 4, 2017

Lower quantities do not support higher prices

The market is uncompromisingly demanding lower prices for the new crop. The expected lower output seems too weak to break up the ceiling price of the market.
Nuts
Jul 4, 2017

Hazelnuts: Traders stir panic

ORDU. In the middle of last week, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture started a new survey of the hazelnut plantations. Opinions, however, differ greatly.
Dried Fruit
Jul 3, 2017

Figs: Prices decline further

AYDIN. The weather is hot in Turkey. Just right for the development of the figs. Initial estimates for this year's dried fig production should be published in the middle of August.
Dried Fruit
Jul 3, 2017

Apricots: Buyers need to negotiate

MALATYA. The first official offers for dried apricots from Turkey will already be available on the market in the next few days.
Dried Fruit
Jul 3, 2017

Sultanas: Focus on ochratoxin

MANISA. In their efforts to control the mildew on the vines, Turkish sultana farmers are taking a risk by reducing the share of organic sultanas.
Oilseeds
Jul 3, 2017

Sesame Seeds (Market Information)

Sesame Seeds: Sudden Demand makes Confusion
Oilseeds
Jul 3, 2017

Spice Market Report (Market Information)

Current Prices & Market Information
Spices
Jul 3, 2017

CHILLI - Market Prices Report

Current Prices & Market Information
Spices
Jul 1, 2017

Black pepper exports drop significantly in 2016-17

Black Pepper : Dropping of Exports due to hugeimports.
Oilseeds
Jun 30, 2017

Sunflower seed kernels 2009: Hard facts and figures

The most relevant data is provided in a clearly structured Excel file. Including: Background information, global sunflower seed production, the import and export figures and prices.
Oilseeds
Jun 30, 2017

Flaxseed: Canada and Kazakhstan fight over market shares

LODZ. Many Polish cleaning plants have massively increased their processing capacities for the new season.
Spices
Jun 30, 2017

Spices: Confusion rules

GUJARAT. The Goods and Service Tax (GST), which is to become effective on 1 July, has a tremendous impact on the market. Confusion has caused many markets to close with traders and producers being busy preparing for the reform. There still, however, are noticeable fluctuations in price.
Grains
Jun 30, 2017

Yields are lower so far

In some regions, farmers have realized lower average yields on a yearly basis. Remaining stocks are quickly depleted.
Oilseeds
Jun 30, 2017

Prices remain firm

Rain forecasts for the beginning of next week encourage farmers to act quicker.
Grains
Jun 30, 2017

Average yields are encouraging

New crop’s yields seem encouraging so far. Yet, it is buyers’ prices that discourage farmers.
Oilseeds
Jun 29, 2017

Sunflower seeds: News on the new crop

SOFIA. After last year’s good crop UkrAgroConsult is once more expecting an increase in production for Bulgaria this year. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, 1.84 million mt were harvested last year. A rise of 7.5% due to increased acreage and record-breaking yields.
Oilseeds
Jun 29, 2017

Sesame seeds: The GST hurdle

NEW DELHI. At the turn of the month, the market in India will be facing the Goods and Service Tax reform. This is less significant for the export market, but makes the handling for traders more complicated.
Nuts
Jun 29, 2017

Prospects seem encouraging

So far in the year walnut trees have fared well. Carry-over will be literally zero, which will influence prices at the beginning of the upcoming harvest. No one is covered!
Oilseeds
Jun 29, 2017

Pumpkin seeds: Fateful speculation potential

DALIAN. The current situation on the Chinese pumpkin seed market promises a turbulent season for 2017/18.
Oilseeds
Jun 29, 2017

Spice Market Report (Market Information)

Current Prices & Market Information
Spices
Jun 29, 2017

CHILLI - Market Prices Report

Current Prices & Market Information
Oilseeds
Jun 29, 2017

Sesame Seeds (Market Information)

SESAME- Rebound or Reversal in Price ?
Nuts
Jun 28, 2017

Pistachios: Drastic production drop in 2017

SACRAMENTO/TEHRAN. After the record US pistachio production of 2016, the outlook for the 2017 crop is not quite as rosy.
Nuts
Jun 28, 2017

Almonds 2017/18: Hard facts and figures

You will receive all the relevant data concerning the import and exports of almonds in Germany and the EU as an Excel file. Including background information, global almond production, the import and export figures and prices.
Dried Fruit
Jun 28, 2017

Coconuts: Strong purchase interest

MANILA. On the desiccated coconut market, offers cannot keep up with the demand.
Nuts
Jun 27, 2017

Almonds: A raging price war

SACRAMENTO/MADRID. Spanish almond producers are suffering from the competition from California.
Nuts
Jun 27, 2017

Hazelnuts: Small kernels, big prices

ORDU. Turkey is celebrating the end of the fasting period. Little surprise that the market was quiet at the beginning of the week. New impulses are, however, to be expected very soon.
Grains
Jun 27, 2017

Crossing fingers for favorable summer

Last year’s summer droughts cut the yield potential. Agro-meteorological conditions this summer, ceteris paribus, are what will make the difference between a strong and a weak harvest.
Oilseeds
Jun 26, 2017

Prices of rice rises

Surged demand
Sugar
Jun 26, 2017

GST beneficial for Sugar

Monsoon above normal in June
Grains
Jun 26, 2017

Prices of new crops are expected to start lower

Projections are for a strong harvest, in some regions even higher yields are anticipated.
Oilseeds
Jun 26, 2017

Expectations are for a lower aggregate output

Projected lower harvest could well support higher prices for the upcoming crop.
Grains
Jun 26, 2017

Prices of the new crop discourage farmers

The market sets a price for the new crop of about 0.125-0.128 EUR/kg EXW Bulgaria. Farmers, driven by the profit motif, willing to reconsider their future cultivation strategies.
Oilseeds
Jun 26, 2017

Sesame Seeds (Market Information)

SESAME- Good Rain changes mind set