Market News on Oilseeds

Oilseeds

Nov 30, 2020

Flaxseed: transport collapses on the Kazakh-Chinese border

NUR-SULTAN. Last week, delays in export processing at the Kazakh-Chinese border led to the temporary suspension of rail freight traffic. These measures have now been extended.

Oilseeds

Nov 30, 2020

Pumpkin seeds: exporters reach limit

BEIJING. China's pumpkin seed market seems has stabilised for the time being. Rising cargo rates are, however, driving up export prices.

Oilseeds

Nov 26, 2020

Blue poppy seeds: exports 15% lower than the 10-year average

CHRUDIM/ANKARA. Czech poppy seeds exports were significantly lower in the first months of this season. However, market players no longer expect price corrections before the turn of the year.

Oilseeds

Nov 26, 2020

Sesame seeds: South Korea issues new tender

NEW DELHI/SEOUL. South Korea issued a new tender on Thursday. Although the market was certainly reckoning with the tender, it should have an impact on the chaotic price situation.

Oilseeds

Nov 25, 2020

Sesame seeds: price chaos rules the market

NEW DELHI/ANKARA. Even though some traders from India are relieved to report that their cargoes in EU ports are not meeting the...

Oilseeds

Nov 25, 2020

Flaxseed: Canada's exports reach ten-year high

NUR-SULTAN/OTTAWA. September 2020 was the strongest import month for Canadian flaxseed in the last ten years in Germany. Meanwhile, market players report delays in delivery at the Kazakh-Chinese border.

Pulses

Nov 25, 2020

Peanuts: world crop increases by nearly 13%

BEIJING/ATLANTA. The production estimates of the INC and the USDA differ markedly in some respects. However, they agree that a good world crop can be expected in the 2020/2021 season.

Oilseeds

Nov 24, 2020

Sunflower seeds: prices for bakery kernels are still rising

SOFIA. More and more suppliers are withdrawing from the sunflower seed market for the time being. Market players hope for a few quiet weeks during the holidays.

Oilseeds

Nov 23, 2020

Pumpkin seeds: organic goods are scarce

BEIJING. The high farmgate prices cause considerable price differences in the Chinese pumpkin seed market. Depending on the supplier the export prices can vary up to USD 500/mt.

Oilseeds

Nov 19, 2020

Oilseeds update: extremely high sesame seed prices

FRANKFURT. Monitoring of the oilseed sector with day-to-day price comparisons.

Oilseeds

Nov 19, 2020

Flaxseed: prices reach record levels

OTTAWA/NUR-SULTAN. Eastern European flaxseed is being traded at a level not seen for years. Canadian traders follow this example.

Oilseeds

Nov 19, 2020

Sunflower seeds: calls for higher tariffs in Ukraine

SOFIA/KIEV. Several associations in Ukraine would like to follow Russia and are now demanding higher export duties on sunflower seed shipments to the EU. Their alleged objective is to safeguard domestic supplies.

Oilseeds

Nov 19, 2020

Blue poppy seeds: prices set to decline in 2021

CHRUDIM/ANKARA. With only a few weeks to go go until Christmas blue poppy seed traders in the Czech Republic are no longer reckoning with any shifts in prices. The situation will, however, change after the turn of the year.

Oilseeds

Nov 16, 2020

Pumpkin seeds: freight rates prompt rise in export prices

BEIJING. The decline in demand and lack of enquiries in the export market are weighling heavily on market sentiments in China. Pumpkin seeds can hardly, however, trade any lower.

Oilseeds

Nov 12, 2020

Sesame seeds: Indian Festival of Lights slows down trading activities

NEW DELHI. The Indian market is already in a festive mood and trading activities have been significantly reduced. Next...

Oilseeds

Nov 12, 2020

Flaxseed: Kazakhstan registers record exports

NUR-SULTAN. Eugeniy Karabanov, founder of the Northern Grain group of companies and oilseed expert of the Grain Union of Kazakhstan, has presented...

Oilseeds

Nov 12, 2020

Sunflower seeds: Romania's crop shrinks by 50%

SOFIA/MOSCOW. Both the USDA and the European Commission have again revised their crop estimates for the 2020/2021 season downwards. Meanwhile, there are reports circulating in the market, stating that Russia wants to drastically increase export duties on sunflower seeds from January 2021.

Oilseeds

Nov 11, 2020

Oilseeds update: hardly any offers for goods according to EU standards

FRANKFURT. Monitoring of the oilseed sector with day-to-day price comparisons.

Pulses

Nov 11, 2020

Peanuts: US crop estimates corrected downwards

ATLANTA. As expected, the crop forecast for the US peanut crop was revised downwards in the November report of the USDA.

Oilseeds

Nov 9, 2020

Blue poppy seeds: September exports surprisingly high

CHRUDIM/ANKARA. According to the Czech Statistical Service, September exports were on the same level as last year. Overall, however, the export volume has been significantly lower since the start of the season.

Oilseeds

Nov 9, 2020

Pumpkin seeds: sluggish trade due to weak buying interest

BEIJING. A lack of buying interest and speculative raw material purchases dominate the trading activity in the Chinese pumpkin seed market. The offers of different exporters can differ by several hundred dollars per ton.

Pulses

Nov 5, 2020

Peanuts: US crop might not meet expectations

ATLANTA/BUENOS AIRES. The USDA is expecting a worldwide increase in production, but the US crop may be smaller than expected.

Oilseeds

Nov 5, 2020

Flaxseed: drastic rise in price

OTTAWA/NUR-SULTAN. High demand and declines in production are leaving their mark on the flaxseed market in Kazakhstan. Raw seed prices have risen drastically.

Oilseeds

Nov 4, 2020

Mustard seeds: experts make price adjustments

OTTAWA/KIEW. In their latest report, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made hardly any adjustments on the mustard seed season 2020/2021. However, buyers have to be prepared for significantly higher prices.

Oilseeds

Nov 4, 2020

Sunflower seeds: market resigns to prices

SOFIA/CHISINAU. Market players along the supply chain are highly concerned over the recent price developments for bakery kernels. They must resign to the fact that prices are here to stay.

Oilseeds

Nov 2, 2020

Sesame seeds: exporters in India end trade relations with EU

NEW DELHI. Ethylene oxide residues have prompted product recalls throughout the EU and Switzerland. Recently issued import requirements for sesame seeds from India will have far-reaching consequences for the market.

Oilseeds

Nov 2, 2020

Blue poppy seeds: prices approach lowest level in 3 years

CHRUDIM. With the aim of boosting demand, Czech blue poppy seed traders have made further price adjustments this week.

Oilseeds

Nov 2, 2020

Pumpkin seeds: limited supplies of raw kernels

BEIJING. Traders and speculators have nearly purchased all available raw pumpkin kernel supplies. Prices are simply too high to attract buyers.

Oilseeds

Oct 30, 2020

Blue poppy seeds: exports lag behind

CHRUDIM. Activities are still rather subdued in the blue poppy seed market in the Czech Republic. The wait-and-see attitude of the sellers in connection with harvest delays and the coronavirus situation...

Oilseeds

Oct 29, 2020

Sunflower seeds: many suppliers are fully booked

SOFIA/MOSCOW. After buyers and sellers have apparently come to terms with this year's situation in the sunflower seed market, the market situation is slowly calming down.

Oilseeds

Oct 29, 2020

Flaxseed: prices hit multi-year high

OTTAWA/MOSCOW. Flaxseed prices are rapidly approaching a 10-year high in Canada. The prices on offer in Eastern Europe are also more expensive than they have been in years.

Oilseeds

Oct 28, 2020

EU: new regulation issued amid scandal over poisonous sesame seeds

NEW DELHI/BRUSSELS. While the ethylene oxide scandal continues to take hold the EU Commission has now implemented a new regulation for the import of sesame seeds from India. These measures certainly disrupt the handling of shipments from leading suppliers.

Oilseeds

Oct 26, 2020

Pumpkin seeds: demand determines the price

PEKING. Speculative buying had catapulted the prices in the Chinese pumpkin seed market upwards in the last weeks. In the end, it was up to the potential buyers - who refused buying.

Oilseeds

Oct 22, 2020

Oilseeds update: current estimates for the sesame seed crop

FRANKFURT. Monitoring of the oilseed sector with day-to-day price comparisons.

Oilseeds

Oct 22, 2020

Blue poppy seeds: tough anti-coronavirus measures impact prices

CHRUDIM/ANKARA. The two-week lockdown imposed in the Czech Republic as of Thursday has given rise to a high degree of uncertainty in the blue poppy seed market. Traders report that market developments are quite different this year.

Oilseeds

Oct 22, 2020

Flaxseed: "They think they're selling gold"

NUR-SULTAN/OTTAWA. Flaxseed prices continue to rise in Eastern Europe and Canada. The market is confronted with difficulties.

Oilseeds

Oct 21, 2020

Sunflower seeds: long-term contracts only with surcharge

SOFIA. The situation in the Bulgarian sunflower seed market remains difficult. As market players report, there are hardly any...

Oils

Oct 20, 2020

Oilseeds daily: rain to turn tables in Brazil

CHICAGO/HAMBURG. While much depends on exports for US soybeans, the rapeseed market is taking its cues from edible oils.

Oilseeds

Oct 20, 2020

Pumpkin seeds: unattractive prices prevail

BEIJING. Pumpkin seed exporters in China are confronted with a sharp rise in prices prompted by speculative buying. Hope is that tables will turn over the next few weeks.

Oilseeds

Oct 19, 2020

Sesame seeds: India suspends exports of poisonous seeds

NEW DELHI. All sesame seed exports from India to the EU will be stopped this week by order of the Indian Oilseeds and Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC). Issue is the ethylene oxide scandal that has unravelled in recent weeks. Market players also hold buyers to account for the situation.

Oilseeds

Oct 15, 2020

Oilseeds update: Czech Statistical Office reckons with rise in poppy seed production

FRANKFURT. Monitoring of the oilseed sector with day-to-day price comparisons.

Oilseeds

Oct 15, 2020

Flaxseed: unclear market situation

OTTAWA/NUR-SULTAN. Market players fear that some flaxseed contracts cannot be fulfilled. At the same time, side effects of the ethylene oxide scandal in the sesame seed market are also being felt in the flaxseed market.

Oilseeds

Oct 15, 2020

Sunflower seeds: USDA confirms decline in production

WASHINGTON, D.C./SOFIA. The USDA has finally revised the sunflower seed production estimates for Ukraine downwards. Suppliers in Bulgaria are, meanwhile, experiencing some problems.

Oilseeds

Oct 14, 2020

Blue poppy seeds: the market lacks buyers

CHRUDIM/ANKARA. Blue poppy seed traders complain about a lack of demand, while sufficient goods are available.

Oilseeds

Oct 14, 2020

Sesame seeds: arrivals fall short of expectations

NEW DELHI. Arrivals are well short of expectations in India's sesame seed market. As information on the crops in Sudan and Nigeria is very much restricted a high degree of uncertainty prevails in the market. Buyers in Europe are also not much of a help.

Oilseeds

Oct 13, 2020

Oilseeds update: pumpkin seed prices skyrocket

FRANKFURT. Monitoring of the oilseed sector with day-to-day price comparisons.

Oilseeds

Oct 13, 2020

Pumpkin seeds: GWS prices reach highest level in three years

BEIJING. Despite the holidays in China last week, the pumpkin seed prices increased further. The reason is speculative buying by Chinese traders.

Oilseeds

Oct 8, 2020

Flaxseed: EU crop estimates corrected downwards

OTTAWA/NUR-SULTAN. The European Commission has revised its estimate of the EU flaxseed crop downwards . Meanwhile, farmgate prices in Canada continue to increase.

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