Price: €11.00
Member Price: €0.00

Sesame seeds: strong summer cultivation despite weak demand

March 25, 2021 at 4:33 PM , Der AUDITOR
Play report as audio

NEW DELHI. Sowing is progressing well in the Indian growing regions and the summer crop will be available in the market in a few months. Meanwhile, the latest import data show that Germany imported hardly any sesame seeds from India in January.

Germany lowers January imports from India to 38 mt

Significantly increased imports from countries like China, Uganda, Paraguay and Mozambique prevented a sesame seed deficit last year. In fact, imports actually increased by 3.1% year-on-year. In January 2021, the import volume fell by almost 16% to 3,532 mt, which was not least due to the fact that virtually no Indian sesame seeds were imported in this month. In January 2020, Germany had still registered imports of 1,551 mt of sesame seeds from the South Asian country, whereas in the first month of the current

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.