Cumin seed set for end-of-year price rise

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

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Cumin prices continue to climb

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

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Speculators lift cumin prices even higher

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

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Tight supplies send traders scrambling for cumin

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 […]

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Syrian cumin seed prices rise

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

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