U.S. specialty starch imports set new record in 2021
The U.S. imported over 416,000 MT (917 million pounds) of starch last year, up 15 percent from 2020, thanks to a notable rise in [...]
Europe Q4 2020 cocoa grind
ECA reported Q4 2020 European grind at 344,151 MT, down half a percent from Q3 and down just 3.1 percent YOY from Q4 2019 grind [...]
Weaker 2019/20 cocoa grind across main regions
The three major reported regions for cocoa grind saw YOY declines in the last quarter of 2019/20: Europe, down 4.7 percent from Q3 2019; [...]
AJC imports continued to rebound in May
The U.S. imported 51.03 million single-strength-equivalent (SSE) gallons of apple juice in May, up 11 percent from April and up 19 percent from a [...]
April AJC imports near 46 million SSE gallons
The U.S. imported 45.8 million single-strength-equivalent gallons of apple juice during April, up 41 percent from March and up 12 percent from a year [...]
Apple juice imports still below average
The U.S. imported a little over 31.2 million single-strength-equivalent gallons of apple juice in November, the first notable increase in volume in several months [...]
AJC stocks rose in August despite import slowdown
The U.S. imported just 21.6 million single-strength-equivalent gallons of apple juice in August, an extremely low volume for the month. The five-year average for [...]
Q3 grind releases show mixed results for cocoa
Halfway through October, Q3 grind results are hitting the cocoa market. To an extent, we are seeing a continuation of the previous quarter’s trend [...]