Market News on Oilseeds

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.

Oilseeds

Oct 8, 2020

Sunflower seeds: demand for alternative suppliers

SOFIA. In their search for alternative suppliers, a number of large Bulgarian companies have found what they were looking for in Ukraine and are busily importing sunflower seeds from there. The prices also seem to be calming down slowly.

Oilseeds

Oct 8, 2020

Blue poppy seeds: slump in exports in Czech Republic

CHRUDIM/ANKARA. Exports have taken a sharp dip by more than a third in the Czech Republic. Encouraging production prospects are forcing suppliers to adjust their prices.

Oilseeds

Oct 5, 2020

Sesame seeds: Europe groans under recalls

NEW DELHI. The product recall of ethylene oxide contaminated sesame seed batches from a Belgian supplier has far-reaching consequences. Around 20 countries are affected by the recall.

Oilseeds

Oct 5, 2020

Pumpkin seeds: market situation is "a bit crazy"

BEIJING. Prices have taken an unexpected turn in China's pumpkin seed market over the last few days. This is the more surprising as trading should be rather subdued throughout this week's holiday.

Oilseeds

Oct 1, 2020

Blue poppy seeds: producers reluctant to sell

CHRUDIM/ANKARA. Although blue poppy seed farmers are refusing to sell in the Czech Republic, buyers are nevertheless profiting from exchange rate fluctuations.

Oilseeds

Sep 30, 2020

Sunflower seeds: EU issues drastic downward revisions

SOFIA. Prices for hulled sunflower seeds remain high. Coceral and the European Commission have issued revised production estimates for the EU.

Oilseeds

Sep 30, 2020

Mustard seeds: Ukraine steps up shipments to Germany

OTTAWA/KIEV. Yields are expected to range above average in Canda. Mustard seeds from Ukraine are highly popular in Germany.

Oilseeds

Sep 30, 2020

Flaxseed: Canada surprises with uptick in yields

OTTAWA/NUR-SULTAN. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has issued a surprising revision on this year's production. Harvesting is more than 50% complete in Manitoba.

Oilseeds

Sep 30, 2020

Sesame seeds: mistake sparks confusion over ethylene oxide

NEW DELHI. Sesame seed harvesting is underway in India. First arrivals are expected in mid-October. Confusion, meanwhile, prevails over ethylene oxide and sesame seeds in Germany as products have been recalled.

Oilseeds

Sep 28, 2020

Pumpkin seeds: GWS highly popular with speculators

BEIJING. Holidays are about to start in China. While the prices for Shine Skins are expected to decline further, speculators continue to romp in the GWS market.

Oilseeds

Sep 24, 2020

Flaxseed: tense situation in Eastern Europe

NUR-SULTAN/MANITOBA. As expected, various problems have led to a lower flaxseed crop in Eastern Europe this season. In contrast, very good conditions are reported from Canada.

Oilseeds

Sep 24, 2020

Blue poppy seeds: new crop figures to bring clarity

CHRUDIM/ANKARA. The Czech poppy harvest has now been completed. However, while demand declining, farmers are not willing to accept lower farmgate prices.

Oilseeds

Sep 24, 2020

Sunflower seeds: chaotic situation persists

SOFIA/CHISINAU. There is still no sign of relaxation in the sunflower seed market. Prices at a high level, with many suppliers being reluctant to offer.

Commodity Datasets

Sep 23, 2020

Sunflower seeds: 2020 hard facts and figures

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Oilseeds

Sep 23, 2020

Sesame seeds: ethylene oxide scandal spreads further

NEW DELHI/BRUSSELS. Sesame seeds contaminated with high ethylene oxide levels are being recalled throughout Europe. A trader from Belgium has accidently put the contaminated seeds into circulation.

Oilseeds

Sep 21, 2020

Oilseeds update: Sesame seed prices develop in opposite directions

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

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