– Unrest in the Chinese stock markets leading to a volatile currency
– To read more about the incredible story of the organic state of Sikkim in India, click here. Today the entire 75,000 hectares of agricultural land of Sikkim has been converted to certified organic land.
– There are also market report updates on the website, including a seeds round-up and a review of the December almond shipment report.

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– We are now handling quinoa and chia seeds.
– We have recently approved a BRC approved Peruvian quinoa factory, and they also produced flaked, organic and powdered quinoa to high quality standards
– We think the new crop is going to be shorter in quantity, and as a result prices stabilised
– Pumpkin seed prices still going down after the shock hike in October
– Sunflower seeds are stable right now, however we suspect it’s going up

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– Most volatile seed at the moment is sunflower. last week indication from origins suggest sunflower oil demand is increasingly, mainly in Europe, which may will bakery seed prices up, which may in turn increase prices for confectionary grade.

– Sesame seed is still declining. Demand still not there. What does the future entail?

– Pumpkin seed is also looking a bit weaker. The two varieties- GWS and shineskin have been speculated at origin. Shineskin seems to be going down faster than GWS. GWS is a much smaller crop, and easier to manipulate according to Sanjoy which maybe a factor why its going down as much as shineskin.

– Linseed, millet and poppy seeds are very stable and flat.

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Two market reports in one! Pumpkin seeds and Pine nuts.

Alex, ishan and Sanjoy discuss the recent volatility in pinenuts and pumpkin and what their longer terms expectations are

The pinenut market remains firm with historically high pricing. Demand is still to fully react to the price changes but origin are maintaining prices will remain stable if not firm till May. If demand fails to materialise prices may soften but the market remains uncertain.

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Crop plantings are ‘enormous’ says Mr Poole, regarding GWS pumpkin seeds, following a terrible crop last year. We are likely to see good, cheaper prices for new crop, possibly a $1000 cheaper for both GWS and shineskin. But it won’t reach the UK until November time because of the cold weather affecting the crop.

Alex also talks about the relationship between ochratoxin and pumpkin seed varieties, and just how much of an issue it is.

There is still a bit of uncertainty and volatility, but the price hearing for new crop regarding speculative offers is pretty keen; it’s worth booking something!

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In this episode we discuss the continuing economic crisis in Greece. National Institute of Economic and Social Research economists reckon that the 30% the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are pushing for simply isnâ€t enough — debt equivalent to 55% of Greeceâ€s GDP, or €95 billion ($US103.17 billion, £66.40 billion) needs writing off.

We also ask questions such as will the increase in oil price affect the currency massively?

We also have a pumpkin seeds and brazil nuts market report from our traders Alex Poole and Ishan Das, respectively. Ishan talks about the slow brazil nut market, whilst Alex stresses that is a good time buy pumpkin seed.

Moreover, is high salt levels in groundwater affecting the almond industry? High salinity levels in groundwater used for agriculture has long been a problem in the west side of the Central Valley. Find out more by visiting the NPR article on it.

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Alex Poole, our seeds trader talks about sesame, pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Still a good time to buy!

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Seeds Trader, Alex Poole, talks about the latest developments with relations to the pumpkin seed market. Predictions that a lot of planting pumpkin seeds will take place, with yields remaining high. Prices remain high and firm until Nov/Dec time.

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Pumpkin seeds remain firm in price. Quality issues, and short crop causing particular concern on GWS variety. Shineskin variety enjoying strong sales in the Chinese domestic market

Prices for sesame remain stable. Alex thinks it’s a good time to book some quantities of this volatile seed! A third cheaper than this time last year.

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Due to bigger yield of shineskin in Northwest China, more and more farmers are planting shineskin for domestic inshell consumption. It is too early to indicate quantities (as it depends on weather, etc) but we expect the availability of shineskin will be much improved for 2014.

Current stock situations in origins

Currently the stocks of pumpkin seeds at origin are very limited, both for GWS and shineskin. Almost all carryover stocks from previous years are now exhausted. If export demand remains stable, our shipper expects there will be no GWS or shineskin after June.

Current Price situations

Price will firm to reflect less quantity of raw materials, but as demand is stable we donâ€t expect to see huge price hikes.

New crop situations

We estimate initial opening new crop prices will be firm, as demand will be there to fill inventories, and domestic demand for inshell snacking

But the price will drop down in late October/November as more material becomes available.

Overall, the current market in origin is stable/firm. Stocks are small, price will not ease. If the demand increase in June/July, the market will be in short supply.

In 2015, the price of pumpkin should decrease.

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