INTERNATIONAL cloves prices have edged up further in recent weeks as key importers have moved in to take some cover in a market of scarce supplies. Brazil, buyers were starting to purchase again as the first new crop arrivals reached various destinations…READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL cloves dealers are bracing themselves for the possibility of higher prices later this year following reports of disappointing output recorded or expected in a number of origins. Brazil is thought to be on track for a decent crop in mid-October. However, Brazil is quoting very high prices of $3,900 a tonne fob…READ MORE
Brazil exported a total of 5,093 tonnes of cloves in 2008, almost double the 2,576 tonnes it sold to overseas destinations in 2007. EXPORTS of Brazilian cloves registered a marginal decline in the opening half of the current calendar year, largely as a result of reduced off-take from…READ MORE
EUROPEAN cloves dealers are eagerly anticipating the emergence of stronger demand as the current pace of buying is viewed as disappointing, but global supplies are negligible ahead of the next sets of crops. Brazil has only very limited quantities and its next crop will not be harvested until September or October…READ MORE
BRAZIL saw an 11% rise in its exports of cloves in the first quarter of 2009, compared with the same period last year. Official customs statistics show the South American country shipped 3,000 tonnes of the spice overseas between January and March this year, up from 2,700 tonnes in the opening three months of 2008 […]
INTERNATIONAL cloves dealers are eagerly awaiting a significant improvement in demand over the coming weeks after the recent emergence of enquiries from key importing countries and the realisation that many potential buyers are short of stocks. 1,500 tonnes from Brazil…READ MORE