JavaScript hint:

Please activate JavaScript on your browser to be able to use all functions on this website.

March 26, 2020 10:10 AM

Editorial content from Der AUDITOR

Latest News - Oilseeds

Sunflower seeds: sharp rise in release orders

SOFIA. Sowing has been temporarily suspended due to rain. Although low prices are currently keeping the market up and running, the producers are pushing for a shift.

This report contains:

- a short market update on Eastern Europe
- the latest prices in Eastern Europe
- price chart, sunflower kernels, bakery, Eastern Europe
- price chart, sunflower seeds, black, unhulled, Bulgaria
- more price charts

Register now and view many articles for free

Here you see a picture of a current news from Novella Agri.

Der AUDITOR

Editorial content

News

Pumpkin seeds: sudden slump in demand

PEKING. The processing of release oders previously on hold has driven up raw seed prices in China. Pumpkin seed exporters, however, report that...

Sunflower seeds: delays in shipments

SOFIA. Sowing is still in full progress in Bulgaria and official estimates are to be issued soon. Meanwhile, the producers' restraint proved to be successful.

Blue poppy seeds: farmers in Turkey to switch to white poppy seeds

CHRUDIM/ANKARA. Traders in Turkey report that farmers are considering to switch to white poppy seeds this year. Meanwhile, sowing has been largely completed in the Czech Republic.

Sesame seeds: massive price increase

NEW DELHI/FRANKFURT. Since there are currently no offers for sesame seeds from the growing countries such as India, Sudan and Nigeria, demand on the European spot market is high.

Soybeans: South American municipalities tighten controls against the will of their governments

CHICAGO. Soybean markets were weaker in the USA and South America, but firm in Western Europe. Efforts are underway between the USA and Russia to jointly support the crashed crude oil market by cutting crude oil output by more than 20% in order to avert the threatened wave of US bankruptcies for shale oil producers. Argentina's and Brazil's municipalities have tightened border controls against the will of their governments because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sesame seeds: surge in demand expected

NEW DELHI. All export trade has been put on hold in India for the time being and the local spot markets are closed. Market players are, however, reckoning with a drastic rise in sesame seed prices after the lockdown.

Flaxseed: Russia buys raw seeds in Kazakhstan

MOSCOW/NUR-SULTAN. Due to high prices, the oil mills in Russia there are increasingly buying raw seeds in Kazakhstan. Shipnebts to Germany have, however, declined this season.

Flaxseed: spring festival and Covid-19 hamper trade

NUR-SULTAN. As Kazakhstan celebrates Nauryz, which marks the beginning of spring, and measures have been introduced to contain the spread of the coronavirus the market has come to a standstill. Prices remain largely stable.

Blue poppy seeds: Germany cuts imports by 20%

CHRUDIM. Trading is largely subdued in the Czech Republic. Poppy seed shipments to Germany have declined sharply.

Harvest dates

Next harvest dates for Sunflower kernels

Country

Start of harvest

Lesotho

4/15/20

Pakistan

5/1/20

Djibouti

5/15/20

Kenya

6/1/20

Mozambique

6/1/20

Tanzania

6/1/20

Zambia

6/1/20

Iran

7/1/20

Iraq

7/1/20

Tunisia

7/1/20

Crop sizes

Crop sizes for Sunflower kernels

Country

Year

Crop size

Ukraine

2018

14,165,000 mt

Russia

2018

12,756,000 mt

Argentina

2018

3,537,545 mt

Romania

2018

3,062,690 mt

China

2018

2,550,000 mt

Turkey

2018

1,950,192 mt

Bulgaria

2018

1,927,000 mt

Hungary

2018

1,832,000 mt

France

2018

1,239,086 mt

USA

2018

960,000 mt

Price Charts

Sunflower kernels, hulled, bakery, 99.95% purity
Moldova
FCA - Chisinau
0.680 EUR (Mar 26, 2020)

Sunflower kernels, hulled, confection, 99.95% purity
China
CFR - Hamburg
1.650 USD (Apr 2, 2020)

Show more

Price Information

Sunflower kernels, hulled,
FOB - China
1.364 € (Mar 27, 2020)

Sunflower kernels, hulled,
FOB - China
1.564 € (Mar 27, 2020)