Sesame: Quality requirements make tender participation more difficult

May 31, 2019 at 3:54 PM , Der AUDITOR
Play report as audio

NEW DELHI. Since 01 January 2019, food imports to South Korea have been subject to stricter pesticide controls. Indian traders therefore see their chance for a successful tender participation dwindling.

New crop gets going
More and more deliveries from the summer crop are arriving in the Indian trading markets. Good availability puts pressure on prices. At the same time, a high market price makes India less attractive as an origin for the South Korean sesame tender. However, the traders do not see any great opportunities for the June tender anyway. 

Sesame seed prices India

Type

View related articles

Go to the News Overview
Nuts
Nov 25, 2024
NEW DELHI/BUENOS AIRES. Prices for Indian peanuts are currently volatile and there is disagreement as to whether they will rise or fall in the coming weeks; both seem possible. Argentine market players are facing numerous challenges.
Grains
Nov 22, 2024
BRUSSELS. With the war in Ukraine taking new terrible turns concerns are growing that wheat and corn will be impacted. Rumour has it that France exported much more wheat to Morrocco than official figures suggest. US soybean exporters depend much less on China than one may think. Euronext rapeseed futures have slipped.
Oilseeds
Nov 21, 2024
NEW DELHI/BRASÍLIA. India's sesame seed exports increased significantly in volume terms in October 2024, while the export value rose only moderately due to lower prices. Despite a smaller crop, the recent price declines could be only temporary.
Oilseeds
Nov 21, 2024
CHRUDIM. Larger acreages and higher yields have significantly increased the Czech blue poppy seed crop this year. This has ensured that prices have become noticeably more favourable again compared to previous years.