Analysis: ginger buyers hesitant in uncertain market

New crops of dried ginger due to come through over the next few months will give international spice dealers a much better idea of the likely market direction on this item into 2016. It has to be borne in mind that most of China’s ginger production is consumed as fresh. Chinese food and recipes usually […]

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Ginger market looks set for mostly firm trend this year

International dried ginger prices are expected to hold on the firm side over the coming weeks even with a number of new crop arrivals under way. No updated information on China’s crop and hence the country’s likely availability of dried ginger for 2015…READ MORE

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Global spice prices still prone to upward pressure in 2015

China will export hardly any quantity this season and could even could become a serious importer of material from alternative origins. Prices for fresh ginger in China are so extremely high that dehydrators have no option but to neglect drying ginger this season…READ MORE

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Analysis: Ginger buyers try to assess market direction

Global buyers of dried ginger are keenly trying to gauge the likely market direction over the coming weeks. Chinese dried ginger prices for the high S02 types to fall below USD4,000/tonne but not below USD3,000/tonne by the end of December. The lowest prices should be seen in the last week of December or first week […]

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Lack of offers helps maintain firm trend in Chinese ginger

Chinese dried ginger prices have held firm due to reduced availability following strong demand for the fresh material from the latest crop. The continued high prices for the dried ginger have ensured that global buyers remain reluctant to cover in significant volumes from China. At the same time there has been a severe lack of […]

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Asian dried ginger prices reflect solid demand for fresh

Chinese dried ginger price have edged higher of late due to limited new crop arrivals as farmers in country focus on sales of the fresh material. Chinese sliced dried ginger was available in both high SO2 and low SO2 varieties. One low SO2 variety suitable for EU consumption was from South China, and the other […]

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Ginger in stable mode ahead of anticipated upturn

INTERNATIONAL dried ginger prices have been holding generally static of late as weak demand cancels out the potential upward pressure of limited stocks in the run up to the next set of crops. China will also start harvesting its new crop in November but Chinese exporters have resisted lowering their prices. As with many items, […]

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Asian buyers snap up Chinese ginger

CHINA boosted its ginger exports by 30.5% in the first eight months of this year, recording major gains in volumes sold to many of its key destinations. The Asian country shipped a total of 265,654 tonnes to global markets between January and August 2011 compared with 203,491 tonnes in the same period of 2010…READ MORE

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Stable phase in ginger seen as temporary respite

SLACK demand has kept international dried ginger prices stable of late but dealers see potential for increases in the fourth quarter of this year and first quarter of 2012 due to a likely improvement in demand and limited availability. One of the many unknowns is the extent of domestic demand for fresh ginger in China, […]

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China holds sway in ginger market with ample sales

Throughout the first half of 2011, China exported 189,768 tonnes of ginger, a 25% increase from a year earlier, and only just short of the level posted in the same six month period of 2009. Although these figures are for both ginger and its derivative products combined, it still suggests a very healthy availability for […]

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