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Oilseeds update: rise in sowing promotes price collapse

May 26, 2020 at 3:45 PM , Der AUDITOR
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FRANKFURT. Monitoring of the oilseed sector with day-to-day price comparisons.

The summer crop has prompted further price declines for sesame seeds in India. Pumpkin seed exporters in China are also trying to sell their stocks since it emerged that the are sown with Shine Skins has risen by 20% over last year.

Oilseeds, 26.05.2020

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Sesame seeds, India

EUR/kg

+/-

Parity

Sesame seeds, unhulled

1.278

-1.41%

CIF Hamburg

Sesame seeds, hulled, mechanically dried

1.479

-0.31%

CIF Hamburg

Sunflower kernels, Eastern Europe

 

 

 

Sunflower kernels, hulled, bakery, 2019 crop

0.730

0.00%

DDP Germany

Sunflower raw seeds, WS

0.343

0.00%

CPT Varna

Pumpkin kernels, China

 

 

 

Pumpkin kernels, GWS, grade A

2.364

-4.78%

CFR Hamburg

Pumpkin kernels, GWS, grade AA

2.474

-3.21%

CFR Hamburg

Pumpkin kernels, shine skin, grade A

2.529

-3.32%

CFR Hamburg

Pumpkin kernels, shine skin, grade AA

2.967

-1.21%

CFR Hamburg

Flaxseed, Eastern Europe

 

 

 

Flaxseed, brown, 99.9% purity

0,600

0.00%

DDP Germany

Blue poppy seeds

 

 

 

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

2.740

0.00%

DDP Germany

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

3.058

0.00%

CFR Hamburg

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

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