Brief Pumpkinseed Market Update – March 2022

Post New Year domestic supply in China remains low, and as usual isn’t expected to recover until June. For now, we can say that the price remains stable. Distributors are expected to be holding around 50,000 MT of stock, waiting for prices to increase. The current market value of their stock is far less than […]

Published: 2nd March 2022

Ukraine Update - February/March 2022

As the horrifying situation in Ukraine continues to evolve, we are starting to see the negative impact on the supply chain and markets already. All ports throughout the Black Sea region are seeing containers originally destined for Ukraine being unloaded with their voyage being called complete, thus impacting the already congested ports further and delaying […]

Published: 1st March 2022

Brief Sunflower Seed Market Update – March 2022

Exporters have withdrawn their stocks on the back or recent news from Ukraine. Many farmers have been withholding stocks and as a result prices have been moving upwards – Last week prices increased by around 16%. Ukraine is the world’s biggest producer of Sunflower Seed, and from recent events, many buyers are skeptical of what […]

Published: 1st March 2022

Chia Market Update – February 2022

Over the past few months, we have seen a highly priced Chia market with no certainty on when prices will decline. Many analysts are uncertain as to whether or not there will be a very significant price drop in the near future, given that stocks are so sparse across the market. Availability issues come as […]

Published: 24th February 2022

Pecan Market Update – February 2022

We are now coming to the end of the 2022 Pecan crop harvest. This year’s yield is expected to be as much as 30% lower than 2021 crop. This was to be expected, as weather conditions and delayed harvesting led to damaged crop. There has been a lot of upwards pressure on pricing given availability […]

Published: 23rd February 2022

Cranberry Market Update – February 2022

The market’s worst fear of another poor crop has come true. Wisconsin growers have reported 30% few cranberries grown than last year. This s the 3rd consecutive year that crop yield has been poor. The low 2021 crop yield with the lowest carry in for 10 years will result in a very short market supply […]

Published: 18th February 2022

USA Almond Market Update – February 2022

The 2022 Almond crop bloom in California has begun, with many growers having reported seeing bloom up to a week early in comparison to last year. Weather conditions have recently been regarded as dreamlike, with warm weather and sunshine encouraging the early bloom. Drought in the region had been perceived as bad news for the […]

Published: 18th February 2022

UK WEATHER WARNING - POSSIBLE DELIVERY DELAYS

Please be advised that Chelmer Foods deliveries may be delayed due to current weather conditions. https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/warnings/weather It is expected that the situation will ease over the weekend and any failed deliveries will be made on Monday the 21st of February. We apologies for any inconvenience.

Published: 18th February 2022

Peanut Market Update – February 2022

The 2021 crop was considered a superior quality and much better yield. This lead to farmers realizing they were able to demand a premium for their crop. The pandemic resulted in a lower than usual demand but still sufficient enough to not reduce prices significantly. 2021 saw many USA states achieve record breaking yields such […]

Published: 18th February 2022

Shipping Update – February 2022

In late 2021, it was identified by many shipping corporations that despite the pandemic, the global economy has continues to grow where as the ability for shipping hasn’t been able to keep up. This has lead to a large back log of consignments due to be transported. This year (2022) Maersk estimates that global economy […]

Published: 17th February 2022