Cumin market hits major lull in activity

November 26, 2007 By:

THE cumin trade is currently stagnant, with little business reported and not much happening to alter the price. The Syrian crop came in at historically normal levels. It may be the case that the reason the market is so flat is that, ultimately, the crop was unchanged…READ MORE

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Cumin seed firmness belies stock situation

November 5, 2007 By:

A shorter than expected cumin crop from Syria, which had been anticipating a bumper harvest, meant that prices began to rise as the harvest started, and reports of speculators stocking up widely circulated. However, despite serious losses in Syria due to heavy late rain and some warnings at the time, it seems that there was […]

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