Price: €11.00
Member Price: €0.00

Pumpkin seeds: traders must replenish stocks

January 10, 2024 at 3:44 PM , Der AUDITOR
Play report as audio

DALIAN. The warehouses of Chinese pumpkin seed traders are almost empty and to fulfil their orders, they have to buy expensive raw materials from speculators. Meanwhile, the critical situation in the Red Sea is causing delays in shipments and high freight costs.

Traders have no choice

Prices for Chinese shine skins have risen slightly in recent weeks. According to local market players, farmers have already sold a large part of their stocks and most of the goods are now in the hands of speculators. As speculators have already paid high commodity prices and want to make a profit on resale, their prices are relatively high. This poses a challenge for most traders and exporters, as they have already sold a large proportion of their pumpkin seeds in recent months and now need to stock up on new raw materials in order to fulfil t

View related articles

Go to the News Overview
Oilseeds
Jul 3, 2025
OTTAWA/ASTANA. Canadian traders expect that the country will start the new season without any significant carry-over stocks. Speculation suggests that prices for new the crops in Russia and Kazakhstan will rise.
Oilseeds
Jul 3, 2025
OTTAWA/BRUSSELS. Rainfall is benefiting the mustard seed crop in Canadian growing regions. However, further rain showers are urgently needed. In the 2024/2025 season, almost 36% less mustard seeds have been imported into the EU so far.
Oilseeds
Jul 2, 2025
SOFIA/DALIAN. The European Commission has significantly lowered its crop forecast for the 2025/2026 season. Market players reckon that this may not be the last time if the current weather conditions persist.
Nuts
Jun 30, 2025
NEW DELHI. Farmers in India are keen to purchase high-quality seeds to sow peanuts. Edible oil is trading lower. Yields have risen sharply in the state of Uttar Pradesh.