Sunflower seeds: Buyers and sellers have different expectations

July 17, 2019 at 2:10 PM , Der AUDITOR
Sunflower field in Bulgaria
Sunflower field in Bulgaria
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SOFIA. Market activities in Bulgaria are rather subdued. The balanced situation between supply and demand has an impact on th eprices for prompt shipments.

Prices for last year's crop decline further

The weather in Bulgaria is providing ideal conditions for the development of the sunflowers. Temperatures are set to rise to 30-35 °C over the next few days again. In addition, it is mostly dry with only ocassional rain showers. Supplies are very limited. The subdued demand and the calm market situation are pushing down prices.

Black in shells with a 96% purity, are trading for EUR 0.297 per kg CPT Varna. Since the market is clearly focused on the new season, some suppliers are seeling their supplies of Ba

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