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Oilseeds update: full warehouses due to lack of transport facilities

March 20, 2020 at 8:41 AM , Der AUDITOR
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FRANKFURT. Monitoring of the oilseed sector with day-to-day price comparisons.

While demand in is stable for cereals, even for niche products such as millet and pearl barley, the blue poppy seed and flaxseed traders are having a difficult time throughout Europe. Low demand and a lack of transport facilities are keeping warehouses full. The first producers are considering to close their facilities until the situation improves.

Oil seeds, 20.03.2020

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Sesame seeds, India

EUR/kg

+/-

Parity

Sesame seeds, unhulled

1.469

0.00%

CIF Hamburg

Sesame seeds, hulled, mechanically dried

1.618

0.00%

CIF Hamburg

Sunflower kernels, Eastern Europe

 

 

 

Sunflower kernels, hulled, bakery, 2019 crop

0.745

-1.97%

DDP Germany

Sunflower raw seeds, WS

0.312

-3.11%

CPT Varna

Pumpkin kernels, China

 

 

 

Pumpkin kernels, GWS, grade A

2.580

0.00%

CFR Hamburg

Pumpkin kernels, GWS, grade AA

2.678

0.00%

CFR Hamburg

Pumpkin kernels, shine skin, grade A

2.650

0.00%

CFR Hamburg

Pumpkin kernels, shine skin, grade AA

3.124

-3.45%

CFR Hamburg

Flaxseed, Eastern Europe

 

 

 

Flaxseed, brown, 99.9% purity

0.580

0.00%

DDP Germany

Blue poppy seeds

 

 

 

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

2.765

-2.64%

DDP Germany

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

3.101

0.00%

CFR Hamburg

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

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