Marktbericht No. 08-2019 Sultanas/Thompsons
2019-01-25
- Turkish exports remain continuously on high level
- During this week Turkish Lira increase with 2,5% in value against the USD
- missing globally abt. 250.000mt of sultanas and Thompson raisins vs. previous season
- only 75.000mt of Turkish sultanas and Thompson left for export until August 2019
- South-African farmers do not want to produce Orange River sultanas in 2019
- Turkish Sultanas/ Thompson prices will firm up with 10% or USD 200,00p.mt shortly
Marktbericht No. 07-2019 Sultanas/Thompsons
2019-01-22 | We have information that our Turkish competitors quote for conventional goods at the same price or higher than we offer our IPM sultanas. Type 11 is no longer available and also Type 10 is almost no longer on offer.
Marktbericht No. 06-2019 China pumpkin seed kernels
2019-01-17 | The daily business for Chinese pumpkin seed kernels is still dominated by the very stiff competition. All traders trying to benefit from a lower price! The variety Shine Skin is still the bargainer. The price gap between high quality and mature green Grade AA kernels versus white Grade A kernels is becoming wider. Offers for the varieties Snow White and GWS are higher than Shine Skin.
Marktbericht No. 03-2019 Trademark IPM
2019-01-11 | We are pleased to inform you that as of 4. October 2018 Specialty Brokers has extended the scope of protection of our trademark IPM (Integrated Pesticide Monitoring) for the European Union to a registered international trademark (IR) – according to the Madrid Agreement from 1891 – for Turkey and Iran.
In conjunction with this trademark, controlled cultivation of i.a. sultanas with a limited number and low content of pesticides are protected by international law, copyright and as intellectual property.
We would like to point out that goods described as IPM/controlled cultivation with pesticides that do not carry our trademark/logo are not part of our cultivation project in Turkey and were not monitored or authorized by Specialty Brokers. These are free – rider products and in order to protect our trademark and intellectual property we will initiate all necessary formal and legal actions of default against any copy cat!