Market News on Nuts

Nuts

Oct 12, 2017

Hazelnut kernels: The TMO is shopping up a storm

ORDU. Approximately two-thirds of the raw nuts currently entering the market are being purchased by the TMO. These also include hazelnuts from the 2016 crop, which as a result may mean price adjustments for mixed products.

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Oct 11, 2017

Walnuts: Buyers stand before orchards, demanding it all

SOFIA. Never before have some local farmers of organic walnuts experienced such a complete buyout.

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Oct 5, 2017

Hazelnuts: How organic dwindles into conventional

SOFIA. The hazelnut is one of the locally grown nuts with immeasurable market potential. Farmers focus on organic cultivation.

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Oct 5, 2017

Walnuts: Prices of organic nuts will persist high

SOFIA. As harvest throughout the country reaches its end, the results become apparent. In the North regions, orchard owners are already recording a bumper output. In some orchards within the central and eastern South, prospects are gloomy.

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Sep 28, 2017

Almonds: Climate conditions favor only some regions

SOFIA. The climate prevents the mass cultivation of the nut throughout the country. Some farmers already complained of lower collected quantities.

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Sep 28, 2017

Hazelnuts: First sales already take place on the market

SOFIA. Showers could prolong the pace of harvest. The smaller orchards are already selling.

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Sep 28, 2017

Walnuts: Recent rains cracked the husk open

SOFIA. This year, farmers throughout the North regions are already recording a bumper output. Prices started high!

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Sep 24, 2017

Almonds: The better few

SOFIA. The smaller quantities of high quality locally grown nuts drive prices high. Never have foreign imports been seen as a threat by local sellers – they are a minor nuisance that stays on the market a year long.

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Sep 24, 2017

Hazelnuts: Organic means a high price premium

SOFIA. Throughout the years, farmers have oriented themselves to focus more on organically grown hazelnuts. The rational is easily explained: the profit motif and the unquenched local demand.

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Sep 24, 2017

Walnuts: Organic is what drives cultivation strategies nowadays

SOFIA. Bio walnuts have always commanded a higher price premium. Since local supply is small while demand is high, farmers do not find it difficult to charge higher prices and get away with it!

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Sep 22, 2017

Almonds: Prices are expected to be doggedly high this year

SOFIA. Buyers should not expect drastic prices fluctuations after the end of harvest. This season, once again, local output will scratch domestic demand.

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Sep 22, 2017

Walnuts: Impressive on both sides of the spectrum

SOFIA. Throughout the North regions, farmers have not seen such a strong harvest for a period of at least a few years. However, in some orchards within the central and eastern South, farmers had to cut down their projections.

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Sep 22, 2017

Hazelnuts: Harvest’s pace quickens

SOFIA. Prices are expected to remain high throughout the season. The Turkish hazelnut will dominate the domestic market once again.

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Sep 20, 2017

Almonds: Late harvest delays start of the season

SACRAMENTO. The late beginning of the Californian almond harvest is making itself noticeable in the September report of the Almond Board of California both in the production figures and in the export volumes.

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Sep 19, 2017

Hazelnuts: Buyers are getting competition from the state

ORDU. The TMO's lower commodity prices and looser purchase conditions made it easier for Turkish hazelnut farmers to decide to sell last week.

Alerts and Regulations

Sep 15, 2017

Raw Cashew Nuts: Tanzania Cashew Board issued Notice for Cashew Nut buying

RCN: Notice to Raw Cashew Nut Buying Licence

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Sep 13, 2017

Almonds: Harvest started in some orchards

And this season, local output will scratch domestic demand. Lower quantity-high quality kernels will command a high price premium.

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Sep 13, 2017

Walnuts: Shortage drives purchases

SOFIA. The disappointing walnut production of 2017 in Poland, Croatia and Hungary is driving buyers towards Bulgaria, where the freshly harvested arrivals are being snatched from the traders' hands.

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Sep 13, 2017

Pistachios: Price decline after season peak

TEHRAN. Despite the steady decline in the pistachio acreages in Iran since the year 2000, market players are expecting a rise in exports of 11% this season. This prediction is favoured by the drop in prices in the last few weeks.

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Sep 13, 2017

Hazelnuts: First prices hit the market

Prices started high early in the marketing season. By the end of harvest, buyers should not expect a wide downward swing in prices.

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Sep 13, 2017

Walnuts: First offers hit the market

The bigger farmers are already testing the pulse of the market. Prices start somewhat higher in the beginning of the marketing season.

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Sep 12, 2017

Hazelnuts: Market flooded with commodities

ORDU. Despite the relaxed mood on the Turkish hazelnut market after the holidays, exports in the first week of September went surprisingly well. About 4,400 mt of hazelnuts have been delivered to foreign countries since the beginning of the season.

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Sep 7, 2017

Almonds: Imports will dominate the market again

Many small almond farms fail to meet local demand. It will take years, before local supply grows substantially.

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Sep 7, 2017

Hazelnuts: Count the chicken after they are hatched

Overall, this year’s output will be higher than that of last season. Yet, at the beginning of harvest, some farmers did hope for more.

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Sep 7, 2017

Almonds: The pressure is on

MADRID. Producers in Spain are feeling the pressure. They will not be able to retain the high prices they have been used to for the last few years this season.

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Sep 7, 2017

Walnuts: In a harvest mood

Slowly but surely harvest activities are unfolding throughout the country. Some orchards will remain untouched because the expected weak harvest will not cover the expenses of collecting it.

Import / Export Statistics

Sep 5, 2017

Peanuts: Imports and exports, Germany and the EU

FRANKFURT. A surprising shift has taken place regarding exports to the EU. Demand is also on the rise in Germany. Peanuts are a popular snack.

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Sep 5, 2017

Pumpkin seeds: Traders in Europe refuse to hit panic button

DALIAN. Although the prices are on the rise, traders in Europe are remarkably calm.

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Sep 4, 2017

Hazelnuts: Demand is thriving

ORDU. Recent export data has taken the market by surprise as demand for Turkish hazelnuts is thriving. Meanwhile, the new season is about to start.

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Aug 31, 2017

Almonds: Spain wants to protect itself

MADRID/SACRAMENTO. The Spanish almond market has only one chance to hold its ground against the Californian competition: offering commodities of higher quality.

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Aug 31, 2017

Walnuts: harvest is around the corner

With the exception of some orchards in the Central South and Eastern regions, which suffered from frost and heavy storms earlier in the year, the harvest is quite promising.

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Aug 31, 2017

Almonds: harvest will begin in September

To realize the fullest yield potential of the nut, farmers should not rely only on regions with favorable climate conditions. Irrigation systems is the answer.

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Aug 31, 2017

Hazelnuts: harvest activities are spreading throughout the country

This year aggregate output is expected to be higher because of favorable weather conditions earlier in the year. Farmers of smaller orchards are already setting a price for hazelnuts in shell.

Import / Export Statistics

Aug 29, 2017

Brazil nuts: Imports and exports, Germany and the EU

FRANKFURT. Brazil nuts are not mainly produced in Brazil, as the name might suggest. The main producer rather is Bolivia.

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Aug 28, 2017

Hazelnuts: Demand has revived

ORDU. With buyers showing increased purchase activities demand has revived for now at least. The further development of prices, however, largely depends on the farmgate prices.

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Aug 25, 2017

Almonds: the nut with the highest relative growth potential

The exclusive nut has always commanded a high premium. Cultivated acreages on a year-to-year basis increased by 72%.

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Aug 24, 2017

Hazelnuts: at regions, farmers started collecting the nut

Harvest started at a slower rate. Farmers will be collecting the crop till the middle of October.

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Aug 24, 2017

Walnuts: harvest will start soon

In the end of August, some farmers will start collecting the crop. The majority of the crop will be harvested throughout September, though.

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Aug 23, 2017

Almonds: Shockingly high demand

MADRID. The surprisingly high demand for Californian almonds has led to considerable price increases. In Spain, however, the situation is much more relaxed.

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Aug 22, 2017

Pecans: Considerable crop damages

ATLANTA. In Spring, the International Dried Fruit and Nuts Council reckoned with a US production of 136,200 mt. This year’s hurricane season has, however, caused considerable damage.

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Aug 21, 2017

Hazelnuts: Ferrero and TMO offer similar prices

ORDU. After the TMO announcing its purchase prices Ferrero’s prices are now also in the open. These prices are expected to stabilise the market for now.

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Aug 21, 2017