Nov 2, 2017 | Cook's Blog, Vanilla Market Reports
Cook Flavoring Company Vanilla Market Report November 2017 Here’s the news you’ve not been waiting for: Vanilla prices remain sky-high in Madagascar, price setter for the global vanilla market. We just spent three weeks in the Sava, driving its famously rutted mud...
Sep 26, 2017 | Cook's Blog, Vanilla Market Reports
Cook Flavoring Company Vanilla Market Report June 2017 This week’s official opening of Madagascar’s green vanilla market shows every sign of continuing the turmoil that has plagued the market for the past two years. As we celebrate our 100th anniversary, we hate to...
Mar 8, 2017 | Cook's Blog, Vanilla Market Reports
We’ve had a major disaster just hit the vanilla region of Madagascar. The news is very grim. Cyclone ENAWO struck the island Tuesday, destroying a significant portion of Madagascar’s vanilla crop. The cyclone made a direct strike on Antalaha and Sambava, the two...
Dec 21, 2016 | Cook's Blog, Vanilla Market Reports
We have just returned again from Madagascar, where we spent days tramping around in “the bush” of the Sava vanilla country, talking with farmers. We are bringing back to you the first whiff of good news we’ve seen in more than two years. Before we all get too excited,...
Aug 25, 2016 | Cook's Blog, Vanilla Market Reports
Just when we thought vanilla prices couldn’t go higher, they have. So what are we doing about it? In Madagascar, we have partnered with organic specialists as well as working with local independent exporters to secure, supply and monitor quality. Josephine Lochhead...
Aug 10, 2016 | Cook's Blog, Vanilla Market Reports
As vanilla markets in Madagascar open, we’re seeing parallels—though on a much bigger scale—to this year’s Tongan market. It’s extremely tight, extremely competitive. And prices are so far going higher than last year’s. Papua New Guinea and...