Traders batten down the hatches against escalating cloves prices

There is a political problem in Madagascar. It’s become like the Wild West. It will depend on how strong the police are, how well the forest is protected, whether customs do their jobs. The regular market may not rise but this black market could be a real problem. Madagascar’s artificially strong currency to keep oil […]

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Shortages propel cloves prices into stratosphere

There are some good qualities available from Madagascar but the price of these is very high. The available quantity of good quality cloves from all the origins now is really very small, and this will keep the prices high. Positive outlook in Madagascar Madagascar’s next crop is expected to be a decent one following favourable […]

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Buyers at risk of being hit by a cloves line

Some deals at $5,900 to $6,100 a tonne. some competitors or partners in Madagascar have been selling at higher prices of around $6,200 to $6,300 a tonne. Most of the shippers in Madagascar are sitting on a minimum of 200 tonnes of cloves. In Tamatave there is enough material to supply the next two to […]

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