May 2009

by | May 6, 2009 | OLD

Vanilla market report no. 34 Objectively, when one looks at the current state of the global vanilla market and the producing countries that support it, one would think that in the minds of those who work with vanilla red flags would be popping up in quick succession....

October 2008

by | Oct 30, 2008 | OLD

Vanilla Market Report 33 As the 2008 Madagascar crop slowly starts being exported, once again worldwide vanilla markets are in a state of flux as prices fall and inventories bulge. Despite a slight up turn in prices over the past 12 months, the next 12 hold little...

February 2008

by | Feb 27, 2008 | OLD

Vanilla report no. 32 This report is the result of a recently completed on-site survey of the Madagascar vanilla market during the last week of January 2008. It is now clear that the 2007-2008 vanilla crops in Madagascar yielded a very significant quantity of vanilla....

November 2007

by | Nov 30, 2007 | OLD

Vanilla report 31 As new vanilla crops materialize from the major growing regions of the world, the much-predicted recovery of prices has yet to materialize. The market for vanilla beans, be it industrial or gourmet is still heavily saturated with inventory at all...

February 2007

by | Feb 27, 2007 | OLD

Vanilla report 30 It would be hard to imagine any commodity in the world today that has had such a complete reversal of fortune as vanilla. Although still very much in demand and an essential ingredient for the food, flavor and fragrance industries, a massive world...

September 2006

by | Sep 2, 2006 | OLD

Vanilla report 29 The slump in the vanilla market, now almost 3 years old, shows no signs of abating with many large crops Due in the last quarter of 2006. Although the rapid drop in vanilla prices came as no surprise to most people in the industry, the continued...