ORDU. With the incredibly large price gap between the TMO and the free market prevailing Turkey’s Ministry of Trade and the Competition Authority have launched on-site investigations. The TMO is ...

SOFIA/BRUSSELS. Coceral has once again revised its EU crop forecast upwards. In Ukraine, the harvest is progressing more slowly than last year. Nevertheless, the raw material supply is putting ...

BEIJING. Chinese kidney beans are showing seasonal price fluctuations, whilst sales of adzuki beans are well underway. For ...

VANCOUVER. El Niño may cause the prospects for macadamias to turn sour in 2027. Demand is has finally kicked in.

DALIAN/BRUSSELS. Production is set to be smaller for buckwheat in Ukraine. Imports from Russia to the EU have surged in recent months. Yields are not that encouraging in China.

SANTIAGO. For Chile, the USDA has earmarked the production estimate for the next walnut crop with a big question mark.

NEW DELHI/HO CHI MINH CITY. Cambodia has gained shares in Vietnam’s raw cashew nut market. Buyers and sellers are still at ...

AYDIN. Growers are still awaiting a statement from the TMO. Raw materials are trading at lower prices on the open market. Prices for organic dried figs vary significantly.

MALATYA. The Turkish dried apricot market remains quiet, whilst demand is picking up slightly. Prices have stabilised, yet growers are still awaiting a decision from the TMO on possible purchase ...

MADRID. Spain’s 2025/2026 export season for almonds finished with a sharp rise in shipments to the US. Harvesting is underway but challenges prevail.

MANILA. Philippine commodity prices have risen recently, while demand for desiccated coconuts remains stable. Container freight rates to Europe are falling, but within Asia they continue to rise.

MANISA. Sultana production in Turkey has now come to an end. Growers remain dissatisfied with the prices offered by the TMO. Exports are progressing well.