Auroma Newsletters

October 2003

AUROMA MARKET NEWS

The aim of this newsletter is to update you with the latest trends and availability of essential oils and vegetable oils. This gives you an understanding of potential causes of price fluctuations and the ongoing availability of your favourite essential oils.

Essential Oil Status Report

Sandalwood oil East Indian, the Oil continues to remain at high levels. Over the last few weeks demand has increased.

Citronella Oil, this year's crop has been very good and is readily available.

Orange Oil Sweet, a popular oil, demand continues to increase.

Bay Oil, steady demand continues for this oil.

Spearmint Oil, this year's crop is satisfactory in size and quality of the crop appears very good.

Clove Leaf Oil, with the global clove prices having risen sharply over the last 1 -2 months in the spice markets, due to the increased demand and fears of a significantly reduced crop in Indonesia, Madagascan producers are witnessing increased orders of the spice & Oil. Also the current situation with the province of Aceh Indonesia complicates matters further.

Coriander Seed Oil, the adverse weather conditions in Russia will have an impact later this year with reports of crops being delayed by a month. Yields are expected to be down.

Nutmeg Oil, the demand for this oil continues at a steady rate.

Lavender Oil, the crops in France, Ukraine and Bulgaria have been reduced by approximately 30% due to the severe European Summer.

Geranium Oil, the new crop from China is now available and demand is currently quite high for this and the Egyptian origin.

Ginger Oil, the current Chinese crop has been very good, with plenty of supply.

Cinnamon Leaf Oil, the demand of this product has been unpredictable recently.

Aniseed Oil, the recent crop in China was very good, however demand has remained weak.

Menthol Crystals, the material remains at a very attractive price level, with demand continuing to be weak.

Tea Tree, demand for this oil remains good, and has been increasing over the last few weeks. The recent Chinese material is now available, however the quality of this recent oil appears to be particularly poor in quality in comparison.

Petitgrain Oil, the South American producers have decreased distillation recently. Demand has begun to increase over recent weeks.

Vegetable Oil Status Report

Soyabean Oil, the new forecasts in the U.S. has resulted in higher stocks than estimated.

Olive Oil, the small stocks in Spain are creating shortages for the supply of the material. The situation appears only to worsen over the next few months until next year's crop.

Sesame Oil, it is expected India will produce a better crop of Sesame oil than last year.

Evening Primrose Oil, the crop has been reduced from last year's level in China. At present the manufacturers have good levels of seed.

Safflower Oil, there has been a recent increase in demand for this oil.

Freight - Hazardous Goods

There are continuing increases in the costs involved with freighting hazardous goods. We anticipate these will continue.

If you have any interest in any of the products listed above, please do not hesitate to contact us. We would be more than happy to assist with your inquiries.