December 2011

by | Dec 30, 2011 | OLD

Vanilla Market Report no. 40 As we have indicated in our most recent reports, the worldwide slump in the vanilla bean market,almost 6 years old, may finally be coming to an end. In fact we believe we are already in a “bull” market for vanilla beans and the real...

October 2011

by | Oct 26, 2011 | OLD

Vanilla Market Report No. 39 Over the past 6 months we have seen some very significant changes in the global vanilla trade. Years of chronic weakness in demand and stagnant prices seem to be finally giving way to a new reality. In the peripheral origins such as...

May 2011

by | May 30, 2011 | OLD

Vanilla Market report no. 38 Despite signs of recovery in certain sectors, the overall global market for vanilla beans remains stubbornly weak. As previously indicated, declining production in areas outside of Madagascar are starting to have an impact on availability,...

November 2010

by | Nov 30, 2010 | OLD

Vanilla Report no. 37 On the surface it appears that little has changed with regard to the global vanilla market since we gave our last market report at the FEMA vanilla committee meeting in May 2010. Prices remain very low, supplies are abundant and demand, at least...

May 2010

by | May 30, 2010 | OLD

Vanilla report no. 36 One year ago, we projected an imminent end to the ongoing slump in the vanilla market. Six months ago we reiterated our stance and encouraged buyers to consider taking long and aggressive positions with regard to their requirements for vanilla....

October 2009

by | Oct 27, 2009 | OLD

Vanilla report no. 35 As the vanilla market works its way to the end of years of over-supply and depressed prices, we see many potentially disruptive trends emerging. Production is plummeting in regions outside Madagascar and there are a variety of factors in...