De Beers will expand its flexibility for this month’s sight as the miner responds to the market downturn by limiting supply rather than lowering prices. Read more: https://ow.ly/kGwY50SCCBn
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https://lnkd.in/gwMGcs_X I think it is fine to stockpile diamonds to manage supply and demand and to shore up declining prices but can someone share with me as to whether De beers or any other diamond produces share the data on the extent of the stockpiling ? I see similarities with sovereign funds injecting money to shore up stock prices but there are differences. First of all, there number of shares being traded does not increase. In the case of diamonds, De beers keep cranking them out. This is all fine but on the other hand claims are being made that natural diamonds are good investments and storage of value. In my opinion, such claims do not add up. Consumers should be made aware that natural diamond prices are being "administered." Martin Rapaport made it quite clear that high natural diamond prices is the key factor to separate natural diamonds from LGD. If you cannot afford naturals, tough luck. Since Martin is also creating the Rapaport Pricelist, can he be trusted to be objective how he creates the price list ? What checks and balances are there to prevent the prices from being manipulated ? How is the Rapaport price list created ? Does anyone know ? If so please share. It looks all very shady and iffy to me. I am open to be "educated"
De Beers Will Stockpile Unsold Diamonds After Prices Tumble
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De Beers has kept rough-diamond prices steady since July despite market downturn. Are we finally admitting that natural diamonds prices are administered ? I cannot wait when the LGD producers get together in a smoke filled room(or auditorium ?) and decide to turn off their CVD machines and HPHT presses stockpile LGD roughs for the greater good. Then jack up LGD prices. Think of all the people in India who can benefit from higher LGD prices higher salaries for polishing LGD and natural diamonds. I can almost hear the uproar about collusion etc etc. The hypocrisy is phenomenal. De Beers Group if and when you expand your LGD lab in Oregon do it in Africa. Also polish your naturals in Africa and design and make your fine jewellery in Africa. Move NDC to Africa and all the high paying cushy jobs writing about the romance of natural diamonds to the source. Pay back what you have taken from Africa for decades. David Kellie move your office and your team to Africa. Why not ? Experience Africa.
De Beers has kept rough-diamond prices steady since July despite the market downturn. Rapaport News Editor Joshua Freedman asks whether the world’s largest diamond miner by value will change its strategy in the New Year. Watch this week's Market Comment here https://ow.ly/A0o250QiN2S #Rapaport #RapaportNews #DeBeers #MarketComment #DiamondIndustry
Will De Beers Reduce Prices in January? | Rapaport Market Comment
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𝟴𝟮% 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿!! !! Trade entities always evaluate from their own narrow perspective about growing or shrinking sales in a category within the industry. They tend to ignore the fact that a change in consumer choice has the largest impact on any company, a category or an entire industry industry. History has great examples that we can learn from. Eastman Kodak Company and BlackBerry were blindsighted by their own historical monopolistic control of their categories and couldn't see that the consumer was making a choice and it wasn't them anymore. Is the Earth Mined Diamond industry also in the same state of mind as them even today? #Diamonds #LabGrownDiamonds #disruption #Sustainability #ConsumerAwareness #consumerbehavior #jewelry #jewellery #consumerchoice
De Beers' rough diamond sales sink to $80 million in cycle 9. This is a 82% drop YoY. Year to date, The miner’s sales declined 35% and are trailing 2019 sales by 4%. The drop follows two years of exceptional consumer demand that is now waning. According to CEO Al Cook, “Macro-economic challenges continue to affect the diamond sector.” He also pointed out sluggish retail recovery in China and the import moratorium on rough diamonds into India. “De Beers maintained support for its Sightholders with full purchase flexibility as the midstream re-establishes an equilibrium between wholesale supply and demand,” Cook added. #diamonds #diamondknowledge
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Yes, #De Beers rough diamond sales have been decreasing in recent months. This is due to a number of factors, including: 🎯 *The ongoing #global economic slowdown:* The war in Ukraine, rising inflation, and supply chain disruptions have all contributed to a weakening global economy. This has led to decreased demand for luxury goods, such as diamonds. 🎯 *The import ban in India:* India is the world's largest diamond cutting center, and it accounts for about 60% of De Beers rough diamond sales. In 2022, the #Indian government imposed a voluntary import moratorium on rough diamonds in an effort to reduce its trade deficit. This has had a significant impact on De Beers sales. 🎯 **Softening demand in China:** China is another major market for De Beers rough diamonds. However, demand for diamonds in China has softened in recent years due to a number of factors, including the government's crackdown on corruption and a slowdown in the economy. As a result of these factors, De Beers rough diamond sales have declined by 27% year-to-date in 2023. The company expects this trend to continue in the coming months. In response to the decline in sales, De Beers has taken a number of steps to reduce costs and conserve cash. The company has also implemented a number of marketing initiatives to stimulate demand for diamonds. Despite the current challenges, De Beers remains optimistic about the long-term prospects for the diamond industry. The company believes that demand for #diamonds will continue to grow in the long term, driven by rising disposable incomes in emerging markets and a growing appreciation for diamonds as a symbol of love and commitment. Edahn Golan De Beers Group De Beers Botswana Gem And Jewellery Export Promotion CouncilÊ(Gjepc) Surat Diamond Bourse Kinjal Shah Responsible Jewellery Council Alrosa Company Limited Rio Tinto Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt. Ltd.
De Beers' rough diamond sales sink to $80 million in cycle 9. This is a 82% drop YoY. Year to date, The miner’s sales declined 35% and are trailing 2019 sales by 4%. The drop follows two years of exceptional consumer demand that is now waning. According to CEO Al Cook, “Macro-economic challenges continue to affect the diamond sector.” He also pointed out sluggish retail recovery in China and the import moratorium on rough diamonds into India. “De Beers maintained support for its Sightholders with full purchase flexibility as the midstream re-establishes an equilibrium between wholesale supply and demand,” Cook added. #diamonds #diamondknowledge
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Let's talk about differentials part 2 🧐 Coffee differentials, or ‘basis’ as it is called in most other commodity markets, are an important feature of coffee trading. In a typical commercial coffee contract, a buyer of coffee has a short futures contract fixation to counteract the risk of underlying coffee contract prices falling, but the differential itself is never protected. In our previous article, we covered what a differential is and how it impacts the price of coffee. In this article, we aim to explain some of the most referenced differential categories in Arabica and explore their relationship with the NY market and internal production dynamics. Read the full article 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Mm4yPm #differentials #market #specialtycoffee #greencoffee #coffeemarket #coffeeroasters
Understanding Differentials and the NY Market
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𝗗𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗦 De Beers Group, the world’s leading producer of rough diamonds by value, strategically scaled down production in the first quarter of 2024 to manage its inventory levels amidst the gradual recovery of the market. Despite experiencing a significant drop in demand for rough diamonds globally in 2023, De Beers maintained its production guidance for that year, resulting in substantial stockpiling. The global diamond industry faced a major decline in 2023 following strong demand in the... Read more on the link below https://lnkd.in/gm_3Rg3q
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Why are stockpiles of premium coffee beans on the world’s biggest arabica exchange suddenly at their lowest levels since 1999? It's not about supply: Physical coffee supplies are improving, with more arabica beans coming out of top producer Brazil after a bumper crop. It's not about demand: No one's drinking habits have changed THAT rapidly in the last few weeks. (Well, maybe if you just had a newborn...) Instead, experts say it's a sign traders and suppliers are trying to take advantage of a convenient loophole one last time before the Intercontinental Exchange changes its rules. How it works: Some sellers looking to avoid an “age penalty” meant to discourage lengthy coffee storage are known to pull their older beans off the exchange and then resubmit them for a new round of certification, thereby making the coffee appear fresh. It's legal but misleading, and it will be banned as of Dec. 1. It is “almost certain” that anybody holding certified coffee over this past month that could be recertified would do it, said Ryan Delany, the founder and chief analyst at Coffee Trading Academy. “Why would you leave money on the table?” Read more from Ilena Peng: https://lnkd.in/eSfu8MFb #coffee #ags #agriculture #exchange #futures
Traders Move Coffee Around to Hide Aging Beans for the Last Time
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This is a great lesson in why it is so important to understand the dynamics of delivery/settlement. When the market begins to lack confidence in the underlying market integrity the damage to the market is significant.
New or Old? That is the question being asked about the 4,400 bags of coffee that showed up for grading today for delivery against New York futures. In recent weeks there has been a rapid decline in the number of bags held in ICE Exchange warehouse stocks. There weren't that many bags left in stock when the Exchange had made a rule change announcement a few weeks ago that bags that were held in certified storage as of the end of this month were no longer eligible for regrading. This has been a common practice that bags that had accumulated age-related penalties were withdrawn and then at a later date regraded, which essentially set the odometer back to zero on those bags, eliminating the previously accrued penalties. Speculation has been rife about whether any of the bags removed in the past month would show up for grading before the new rule came into force. Well today, 4,400 Brazilian bags suddenly appeared. However, I question whether these were prior certified bags of coffee. Here's why. The coffee is in Hamburg/Bremen. There are currently 1,654 bags of Brazilian coffee left in these warehouses. To be old coffee coming back because of the rule change, there had to have been at least 4,400 bags in stock that were removed. The last time this occurred was back on July 21st when 5,396 were taken out. If this discounted coffee was sitting in another warehouse, this entire time without being utilized, that would be a rather sad statement about demand, especially when considering Brazil has been exporting massive volumes in recent months. The plot thickens! #greencoffee #coffeestocks #arabicacoffee #Brazilcoffee #coffeetrading #coffeefutures #marketanalysis #coffeespreads #hardfactsonsoftcommodities
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US product #exports to Europe remain robust, sustaining the momentum from a record high in December. Despite rapid product stockbuilds since the year's start, refining margins and product cracks in the US have notably improved. This positive shift is driven partly by a strong pull from European #markets actively seeking middle distillate barrels amid the dynamic Red Sea scenario. #kpler #economicgrowth #globalexports
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In the wake of publishing our 2023 Impact Report we have had some questions and interesting conversations around our transparent pricing strategy and what makes it so different from the way, let's say, Douwe Egberts or Nestle would go at it. Contrary to the big boys we are not looking for the cheapest coffee available through automated trade systems. Coffee is an artisanal product and deciding on the price should be something between producer and the customer as much as possible. By setting up the leanest value chains possible and talking directly with our partners about what price would be fair to them and farmers (and provide healthy margins for all partners in the chain), we are by-passing the traditional trade mechanisms wherever we can. We are asking them for the best coffee they can make. It is then up to them to tell Wakuli what that coffee should cost. A bit like when you go to a restaurant or get your kitchen renovated. The restaurant owner or carpenter tells you what they can do for you and what it's going to cost. Wakuli aims to keep growing and we believe our -pretty straight forward- cost based approach to pricing could become the norm. Or at least an alternative that can not be ignored. Read the more in-depth article on our pricing strategy here! #sustainablecoffee #pricingstrategy #specialtycoffee https://lnkd.in/ejHKT7AZ
Wakuli and the market price
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