Price: €11.00
Member Price: €0.00

Sesame seeds: new crop is pouring in

July 4, 2024 at 10:40 AM , Der AUDITOR
Play report as audio

NEW DELHI/BRUSSELS. Harvesting is nearly complete for sesame seeds in Gujarat. Although large volumes are arriving, prices are expected to rise. Shipping is quite a challenge for exporters in Brazil. EU imports surged in 2023/2024.

Daily arrivals of up to 1,500 mt in India

Harvesting is nearly complete in India's main producing state of Gujarat. Approximately 80,000-85,000 mt of sesame seeds have already arrived in the market. Daily arrivals of white sesame seeds vary from 20,000 to 25,000 bags of 60 kg each in Gujarat and from 700 to 800 bags in Tamil Nadu. In the districts of  Mandsaur and Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh weekly arrivals range at 12,000 to 15,000 bags.

Despite arrivals picking up, the market is rather stable at present. Issue is that irrational hikes in sea freight rat

View related articles

Go to the News Overview
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.
Oilseeds
Jun 26, 2025
NEW DELHI. Results for the recent tender were rather surprising. Yet, the tender has little impact for sesame seeds in India. China is encouraging trade with Africa. US imports show diverse developments.
Oilseeds
Jun 25, 2025
SOFIA/BRUSSELS. July and August will prove decisive in the EU. Farmers are switching to sunflower seeds in Russia. EU imports are down on last year.