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Pumpkin seeds: speculators get nervous

June 19, 2023 at 4:46 PM , Der AUDITOR
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DALIAN. With the completion of the new sowing, speculators are trying to sell their stocks as soon as possible. However, demand remains low.

Hardly any demand from Europe

In the Chinese pumpkin seed market, speculators are starting to get nervous now that sowing for the new crop has been completed. They still have relatively large stocks and are trying to get them to buyers as quickly as possible. Some of them are undercutting market prices, while others are still hoping that rising demand in July and August will support prices. Currently, buying interest is very weak, especially in Europe, where there is hardly any buying going on. The markets in Southeast Asia and North America look a little better, bu

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