Market report JANUARY 2018 Husarich GmbH e.mail: j.kahlweiss@husarich.com; j.scheffer@husarich.com e.mail: eh@husarich.com, r.sick@husarich.com e.mail h.joeris@husarich.com; t.cordes@husarich.com Husarich uses: ERP Software all products Kosher & Halal certified All items carefully cultivated, professionally processed, controlled and sourced ex audited long-term suppliers Our selected HERBS and VEGETABLES from worldwide sourcing Product Origin Product specifics Stock position / Market situation / BASIL Egypt - fine cut, Market currently stable but allergen controlled quality getting scarce. : please check your demand, steam treated particularly for allergen controlled basil. - allergen-controlled BEARS GARLIC Balkan - carefully selected coarse cut leaves, 30mesh sifted and final cleaned in Germany CHIVE ROLLS FAR EAST - European type homogenous tubular cut of nice green rolls (without stems) Sold out for 2017. Bears garlic commonly rare. : looking forward to receiving your until March 2018 in order to book sufficient first class rawmaterial Nice green homogenous, well controlled quality (European type) on stock. Market still firm for this special type. New crop starts in April/May 2018. : cover your demand Dill tips/weed Parsley leaves Cilantro leaves LAUREL LEAVES Europe - nice green, well cleaned, in different cut sizes TURKEY - hand-picked selected (HPS), unsized - hand-picked selected, calibrated 4-7cm, - hand semi selected (HSS) - bales & cut Controlled nice green dill tips now limited, we can still offer few quantities, also dill weed. : Long term coverage until July 2018 New crop HSS and HPS 4-7cm now available on stock. : please ask for best offers, especially hand picked selected qualities should be covered soonest due strong demand and timely slow supply. Quality 2017 better than ex crop 2016 MARJORAM EGYPT - well cleaned, fine cut Nice fully analyzed marjoram available in Hamburg at currently stable pricing. Please consider that cultivation started already in Egypt for the coming season but only few farmers intend to cultivate marjoram it s foreseen that quantities will be abt. 50% less compared to 2017 crop. Harvesting will start in April/May 2018. : covering your demand at this stable market situation on a long-term!! 1
OREGANO TURKEY - well cleaned, fine cut - Steam treatm. on Market firm but currently stable. Prices foreseen to increase further until new crop. Watch out for purity! : covering your demand until new crop - starting in July 2018. OREGANO ------------------- CHILE ------------- --------------------------------------------- Sold out. No quantities available in origin. : please inform about your future demand soonest. First FCL from new crop to be expected in Hamburg by March/April 2018. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OREGANO PERU No purchasing due to high pesticide risk ROSEMARY MOROCCO - 1mm, 1-2mm, 2-4mm cut - Powder SAGE TURKEY - coarse cut, 30mesh sifted, SAVORY POLAND - fine cut, GARDEN quality - coarse cut, 30mesh sifted, Market still very firm, prices continue increasing. : long-term covering recommended first arrivals from new crop expected in July 2018 Pure well cleaned sage available on stock in Hamburg. : prices firming up. We can still offer from secured stock in Hamburg. Quantities getting very scarce. : covering your demand until new crop starting in July/August 2018. Please ask for our quotation, we will try to offer at keenest level. SPEARMINT EGYPT - coarse cut, steam treated, 30mesh sifted TARRAGON FRANCE - medium and coarse cut bacteria Well controlled quality available on stock in Hamburg. : prices currently stable but foreseen to increase due to less availability. Nice green, low bac quality on stock at stable pricing. : please check your demand, prices will remain stable until new crop in August 2018. THYME (thymus vulgaris) THYME (thymus vulgaris) POLAND - coarse cut, dark green, 30mesh sifted, steam treated GARDEN thyme EGYPT Comparable quality to Polish thyme, max.1% Sand content Harvest has finished, outlook seems to be very good but prices still firm due to high demand last 4 months. : we still hope that the prices might ease slightly but no guarantee. Egyptian thyme is a good alternative of slightly lighter bulk density but prices moved up since Dec. 2017. Product Origin Product specifics ONION INDIA - kibbled bacteria from winter crop ONION EGYPT - granules, powder bacteria from winter crop Stock position / Market situation / Fully analyzed material available. New crop starts in January 2018 at higher price level : please ask for best quotation. Completely analyzed material available. New crop has just started at interesting prices but still higher compared to India. GARLIC CHINA - flakes, kibbled, granules and powder - Well controlled garlic, bright in color of low bacteria, peanut <2,5mg/kg Crop was good this year. Nice quality, bright in color, fully analyzed garlic available on stock, prices eased again slightly last weeks. : contracting now at this interesting price level which might remain only until Chinese New Year starting mid of February 2018. 2
Our selected SPICES & from worldwide sourcing Product Origin Product specifics Stock position / Market situation / AllSPICE GUATEMALA HONDURAS MEXICO - Top cleaned whole seeds, for purposes - Powder, (in-house Prices increased slightly during last 2 months, we will evaluate the situation again during next weeks. : we can still offer from stock and recommend covering now. New crop starts in July 2018. ANIS TURKEY / SYRIA - Top cleaned whole seeds for purposes Nice Syrian quality of high volatile oil available in Hamburg, sourced from well pesticide controlled region. : 50% less crop in Syria increased the price please book until June 2018. CARDAMOM GUATEMALA - Powder, (in-house Steam treated powder from new crop of high volatile oil & nice aroma available, finest grinded in Hamburg. : please ask for best quotation. CARAWAY BALTIC - Top cleaned whole seeds for purposes Well controlled, nicely cleaned quality available on stock, intensive taste. : prices eased much - but watch out for impurity and microbiological results due to bad weather conditions last summer. CHILI FAR EAST - crushed - Finest powder, steam treated powder, nice red color, >10.000SHU, allergen controlled CINNAMON INDONESIA/ CHINA - Cassia powder, low bacteria from, > 2% volatile oil (in-house CINNAMON Sri Lanka - Canehl sticks c5, 8cm - Canehl powder, low coumarin (in-house Steam treated chili powder and crushed chili available on stock, fully tested on critical parameters like afla, ochra, pesticides, peanut. : Chinese market stable, India firming up (40% lower sowing this year and bullish prices expected). We can still offer from stock intensive aromatic powder at interesting prices. : still strong demand and less available quantity, prices at the moment stable but foreseen to increase again. Next FCL of well selected quality will arrive in HH beg. of February 2018. New crop which is starting in March 2018 is expected to be good. : Please ask for best quotations - watch out for SO2. CLOVES INDONESIA / SRI LANKA - Hand-picked selected - FAQ (CG3) - Low bacteria and high volatile oil November crop was a failure in Sri Lanka, prices likely increasing. : please cover your demand on a long-term, particularly for hand-picked selected qualities. CORIANDER EASTERN EUROPE - sortex cleaned steam treated seeds for - Steam treated powder (in-house Well controlled quality of high purity and volatile oil available. : prices currently stable watch out for micro and salmonella. We only offer steam treated coriander to avoid such risk. 3
CUMIN SYRIA - sortex cleaned, steam treated seeds for - powder, (in-house FENNEL Foeniculum vulgar Mill. dulce - EGYPT - sortex cleaned green seeds for, also upon - powder, (in-house Well controlled quality available. Our stemless powder of high volatile oil is produced from well cleaned whole seeds only! : market is firm and availability scarce. We can still offer from secured stock. Whole seeds and nicely grinded powder available on stock. : the market is currently stable. FENUGREEK FAR EAST - Sortex cleaned seeds for, - powder, Still few quantities on stock new arrivals by February 2018. : still low-price level, please take this opportunity to cover your demand. The new crop starts in March/April 2018, a shortage of 30% is foreseen. GINGER FAR EAST - Splits - Powder of lighter and darker color as per customers requirement, We can offer nicely grinded ginger from stock in Hamburg, always. : low market prices, take this opportunity to cover your demand. JUNIPER BERRIES BALKAN - Sortex cleaned seeds for - Powder, crushed Steam treatment upon New crop has finished, first arrivals on stock. : covering soonest for well sifted, homogenous berries, humidity. Please also ask for our grinding quality. NUTMEG INDONESIA - 80/85 / ABCD / Shrivels - powder, (in-house Prices are expected to increase during 2018. We can still offer from secured stock. : please taking this opportunity to book now. MACE INDONESIA - powder, Currently few availabilities of EU-conform qualities. : Please ask for best quotations. NIGELLA SYRIA - whole sortex cleaned seeds for re Prices started to increase since December 2017. : covering your demand until June/July 2018. Black / White PEPPER BRAZIL INDIA INDONESIA VIETNAM - spiral cleaned whole seeds of different bulk densities upon customers, - TGEB, - powder in different fraction from own production - in brine (green / red) Vietnam prices expected to move up in the coming days as the new crop will flow into the market not before mid-march. In Lampung, the market continued to be quiet and stable at high level due to limited material available. In Brazil not big quantities available anymore but prices are still stable and remain the most interesting origin for the EU buyers. Malay pepper prices slightly increased due to Japan willingness to pay higher prices for this origin. In Sri Lanka prices dropped and in India increased with the Indian government imposing the custom duty on pepper imports. : to buy hand to mouth until the arrival of the new crop in Vietnam around mid-march. 4
PINK PEPPER BRAZIL - top cleaned whole pink pepper (schinus terebinthifolius) for Homogeneous pink pepper fully analyzed on micro, pesticides and PAH available on stock in Hamburg. : covering until new crop in July/August 2018. PINK PEPPER (in brine) INDIA - top cleaned whole pink pepper in brine (piper nigrum) Sold out. New crop starts in April 2018. First arrivals in June/July 2018. : quantity for this niche product principally limited please inform during next 2 months about your demand to reserve in due time. GREEN PEPPER INDIA - air dried (ADGP), 300-360g/L - in brine (hard / soft corn) vacuum or drum Prices eased from July till November but firming up in December. New crop arrivals expected to be on stock in Hamburg mid/end of January 2018. : Long term coverage, we can still offer at interesting prices. SAFFRON IRAN SPAIN - filaments sargol coupé - powder (ISO KAT I and III) New crop started in November 2017 at interesting price level. We can offer at interesting prices. : New crop in full swing at interesting low-price level take this opportunity to finalize contracts. TURMERIC INDIA - powder, lemon-yellowish, abt. 2% curcumin - powder, orange-yellowish, abt. 2,5-3% curcumin Homogeneous powder of lemonyellowish and orange-yellowish powder available on stock, fully analytical tested. : new crop is starting in January 2018. Prices are foreseen to increase due to 25% lower sowing, especially for higher curcumin qualities (min. 2,5%curcumin). Thanks for your inquiries and wishing you all the best for 2018, stay healthy! Quality & Service from Husarich GmbH Husarich GmbH Member of German Spice Association & ESA / Member of Saluplanta e.v. Verband der Destillateursmeister e.v. (Member of the Association of Master Distillers) 5