GLOBAL cumin seed prices remain largely static as mostly slack demand nullifies the potential bullishness of continued supply problems from Syria. Syria. No one knows how much material is available in Syria and how much will actually come out…READ MORE
Cumin supply should be sufficient over the coming year but buyers will have to be adaptable for as long as political unrest continues in Syria. More recently it has been indicated that Syrian cumin seed has somehow been exported but the flow of supplies is running slowly…READ MORE
More recently it has been indicated that Syrian cumin seed has somehow been exported but the flow of supplies is running slowly. POLITICAL turmoil in Syria has radically altered the dynamics of the cumin seed market this year, prompting a degree of nervousness over global availability and sourcing of product in the run up to…READ […]
Continuous unrest in Syria has created a lot of uncertainty over the flow of new crop supplies. Dealers said that there was no movement of material out of Syria at the moment. Syrian cumin seed at $3,600 a tonne c&f compared with $2,600 a tonne about eight to 10 weeks ago…READ MORE
Syria was estimating 20,000 tonnes just before the harvest and was unable to collect all of the crop due to lack of maintenance and resources on the fields. The internal disruptions in Syria has caused the actual crop size available for export to be less than 10,000 tonnes at the most. There was no movement […]
SYRIAN trade estimates suggest that the country’s cumin seed planted area will be 30% down for this year’s crop. Syria had played an important role in the cumin seed market until its political turmoil hit last year. It was recalled that Syria had a bumper crop in 2002 and this was carried over all the […]
Syria’s forthcoming crop was pegged to reach an average 20,000 to 25,000 tonnes at most as plantings had been delayed and was less than in a normal season. There is every chance that the crop will be substantially smaller than that if the political situation turns out to be worse…READ MORE
Syria is hampered by the ongoing uncertainty of political turmoil in the country. A number of exporters have left the country, so shipments have been further hit. The consensus view was for the cumin seed market to be very volatile this year, depending on what happens in Syria. At the moment, there are roadblocks everywhere […]
Unless something drastic were to happen in Syria he would expect prices to remain around the current range with a maximum fluctuation up or down of 5 to 10%. Noting that although shipments out of Syria were few and far between, both these origins must still have a reasonable quantity remaining otherwise the market as […]