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Oilseeds update: more attractive prices prevail

June 17, 2020 at 3:52 PM , Der AUDITOR
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FRANKFURT. Monitoring of the oilseed sector with day-to-day price comparisons.

Sesame seed traders in India inintially seized the opportunity to nominally lift prices as crop damages and an increased buying interest in China were reported. This trend was, howver, short-lived as prices have now declined again. Black sesame seeds are, neverhteless, tradign nominally higher at USD 2.28/kg CIF Hamburg. Problem is that at 10,000 metric tonnes production ranges 50% lower than expected.

The spot market prices for blue poppy seeds currently range at EUR 2.65-2.70 per kg FCA Czech Republic. Speculative prices for the new crop range at USD 2.15-2.20 per kg Germany.

Oilseeds, 17.06.2020

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Sesame seeds, India

EUR/kg

+/-

Parity

Sesame seeds, unhulled

1.172

2.22%

CIF Hamburg

Sesame seeds, hulled, mechanically dried

1.420

1.84%

CIF Hamburg

Sunflower kernels, Eastern Europe

 

 

 

Sunflower kernels, hulled, bakery, 2019 crop

0.710

0.00%

DDP Germany

Sunflower raw seeds, WS

0.348

0.00%

CPT Varna

Pumpkin kernels, China

 

 

 

Pumpkin kernels, GWS, grade A

2.308

0.39%

CFR Hamburg

Pumpkin kernels, GWS, grade AA

2.352

2.71%

CFR Hamburg

Pumpkin kernels, shine skin, grade A

2.370

-3.61%

CFR Hamburg

Pumpkin kernels, shine skin, grade AA

2.840

0.63%

CFR Hamburg

Flaxseed, Eastern Europe

 

 

 

Flaxseed, brown, 99.9% purity

0.620

0.00%

DDP Germany

Blue poppy seeds

 

 

 

Blue poppy seeds, < 25 ppm, Czech Republic, 2019 crop

2.700

-2.17%

DDP Germany

Blue poppy seeds, < 25 ppm, Turkey, 2019 crop

2.974

0.00%

CFR Hamburg

Please note that the prices indicated above are for reference only.

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