Market update mei 2017
De kwaliteit. De handel in groene bonen in Madagaskar is ook dit jaar weer veel te vroeg gestart. Het officiële seizoen begint pas over enkele weken. Het is nog nooit in de historie voorgekomen dat de prijzen zo hoog zijn en de kwaliteit zo slecht. De bonen worden veel te vroeg geoogst nu de boeren […]
Vanilla plantation Costa Rica
Vanilla plants under shade cloth.
Blooming and green vanilla beans in greenhouse Madagascar
Bush visit Madagascar
With vanilla you never have a dull moment. This time an explanation in detail about what is happening in MDG. While the prices for black gourmet are around $210,- up to $235,-/kg, for red beans the price is even higher. On the other hand there seem to be enough green beans in vacuum bags […]
Visit Madagascar, Sava region
Two weeks in the bush in Madagascar in the middle of the season is sufficient to form an image of the vanilla harvest in 2015/2016. There is a buzz of activity in the Sava region. The volume of the harvest as envisaged last May is 20% higher and will be between 1100 and 1300 […]
