Flaxseed: concern about delayed availability

May 12, 2021 at 3:12 PM , Der AUDITOR
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NUR-SULTAN/OTTAWA. The prices for Eastern European flaxseed are stagnating at a high level. Market players report…

… moderate trading activity, while farmers in Kazakhstan are preparing the fields for the upcoming sowing season. However, due to the relatively late start, traders fear that significant positions from the upcoming crop will not be available in the market before November. The price for brown flaxseed with a 99.9% purity is similar to last week's at EUR 0.81/kg DDP Germany, golden flaxseed is only slightly more expensive with offers from EUR 0.84/kg DDP Germany. 

Flaxseed, Eastern Europe

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