Aroma Trading Limited

Market Report March 2001

Patchouli Oil
Offers from source are falling in price but are still higher than November levels. Hopefully the downward trend will continue.

Eucalyptus Oil
Chinese new Year celebrations are well and truly over but there is little cheer with the price of this oil. January's price reduction was short lived and prices are back at their higher levels.

Geranium Oil
Egyptian material is 12-15 percent lower than Chinese Material at this time. Supply from both sources has improved.

Clove Bud Oil
Due to activity in Spice markets, Clove Bud Oil is reaching abnormal levels. This could well last until September my supplier tells me. Suggest you contact your supplier as soon as you can.

Cocoa Butter
Concerns surrounding the longer term availability of material from the Ivory Coast has caused an increase of 15 per cent in spot prices. The political situation is unstable and this has also affected the price of Bergamot Oil as well.

One wonders if anything is going down in price .....Davana anyone??

We are moving
The Aroma Trading Natural Products Division will move to a new site in April, separating from our Compounding/Manufacturing Division. More details in April Newsletter.

Web Watch
National Fair Trade fortnight runs from March 5th - 18th. Fair Trade guarantees a better deal for Third World Producers. Visit www.fairtrade.org.uk for more details.