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March 26, 2020 10:01 AM

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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.

This report contains:

- a market update on Eastern Europe
- the latest prices in Eastern Europe
- price chart, flaxseed, brown, 99.9% purity, Eastern Europe
- more price charts

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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...

4/2/20

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.

4/1/20

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.

3/31/20

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.

3/31/20

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.

3/31/20

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.

3/30/20

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.

3/30/20

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.

3/26/20

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.

3/26/20

Harvest dates

Next harvest dates for Flaxseed

Country

Start of harvest

Bolivia

6/1/20

USA

7/1/20

Austria

8/1/20

Belgium

8/1/20

Czech Republic

8/1/20

Estonia

8/1/20

Finland

8/1/20

France

8/1/20

Germany

8/1/20

Hungary

8/1/20

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Crop sizes

Crop sizes for Flaxseed

Country

Year

Crop size

Kazakhstan

2018

933,533 mt

Russia

2018

598,953 mt

Canada

2018

492,000 mt

China

2018

365,511 mt

India

2018

174,000 mt

USA

2018

121,540 mt

Ethiopia

2018

101,875 mt

France

2018

46,551 mt

United Kingdom

2018

43,000 mt

Ukraine

2018

23,610 mt

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Price Charts

Flaxseed, brown, 13% moisture, 3% impurities
Russia
FCA - Barnaul
33.000 RUB (Apr 2, 2020)

Flaxseed, brown, 97% purity
Kazakhstan
EXW - Nur-Sultan
0.342 EUR (Apr 2, 2020)

Price Information

Flaxseed,
FOB - China
1.194 € (Mar 25, 2020)