Pumpkin Seeds: New crop to arrive soon

September 18, 2019 at 3:33 PM , Der AUDITOR
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DALIAN. The new crop will be arriving in China very soon and the exporters are mainly providing offers for shipments until the end of December. Long-term contracts...

... for the whole season are not really on offer. Reports state that prodcution is expected to smaller than last year as acreage is reduced and the heavy summer rains had an impact. Production estimates, however, vary considerably with GWS production estimates ranging at 4,000-8,000 metric tonnes and the prodcution estimates for Shine Skins ranging at 150,000-200,000 metric tonnes..

Prices for the new crop start at USD 2.18 per kg

The prices for prompt shipments of last year's crop have declined nominally this week. Towards the end of Ocotber, the new crop w

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