SYRIA’S cumin seed crop has been hit by heavy and sustained rainfall, leading to a sharp rise in prices over the last week. The situation will be rescued by the fact that, prior to the rains, Syria was on course for a bumper harvest….READ MORE
CUMIN seed prices have been steady recently, but the expectation is still that the general trend will be upward in coming months. Syria has reportedly already exported 70% of the crop farmers harvested in June and July and no significant crops are to be harvested until 2007…READ MORE
GLOBAL cumin seed prices have been subjected to sharp increases over the last few weeks due to ongoing speculation and expected lower availability this year. Syrian material was indicated at $2,200 a tonne cif from $1,750 a tonne cif earlier…READ MORE
SYRIAN cumin seed prices have risen over recent weeks mainly as a result of internal speculation, which has been driven by the ongoing realisation that availability from Syria, The demand in Syria from people speculating has gone up…READ MORE
TIGHT world supplies of cumin seed are causing importers to look to new origins to secure supplies. Syria is harvesting cumin seed now and they’re expecting the crop to be about 60% of what it was last year. Another factor contributing to the tightness of the market is that demand has been very strong in…READ […]
Syrian cumin seed prices indicated that exporters in the origins were not chasing major sales at the moment. If they had a lot of material left, their prices would drop like a stone, but because they only have a little they are waiting until the…READ MORE
SYRIAN cumin seed prices have dropped recently in response to slack demand and a weaker Syrian pound. Last week, shipment prices of Syrian cumin seed were being pegged at $1,500 a tonne, down $25 a tonne from the previous week, although some traders put the price at an even lower level…READ MORE
CUMIN prices are beginning to rise again in response to a slight increase in demand after September saw exporters lowering their prices in an effort to attract reluctant buyers. Syrian material at $1,500 a tonne cif. In the previous week, origin were selling at their lowest levels in 2005…READ MORE
SYRIAN cumin seed prices eased slightly over recent weeks as sellers made efforts to clear their warehouses of old stocks ahead of the 2005 crops. Syrian cumin seed prices had been around $1,325 a tonne c&f…READ MORE
GLOBAL cumin seed prices have risen further in recent weeks as a result of heightened speculation that crops in several key origins will be much smaller than previously anticipated. Syria’s forthcoming cumin crop will total only 8,000 tonnes, compared with 20,000 tonnes in 2003…READ MORE