Flaxseed, flax oil and flax cake market forecast (week 2, 2025)

01 Flaxseed

In the second week (January 6-10, 2025), the national average price of domestic flax seeds is 5,188 yuan/ton; the price of Russian first-grade screened flax seeds at Tianjin Port is 5,150 yuan/ton; the price of Russian first-grade raw flax seeds at Tianjin Port is 5,000 yuan/ton. The flax seed market conditions in various regions this week are as follows:

Weekly Review:

This week, the national flaxseed price is stable with a slight decline. The Spring Festival has not significantly boosted the flaxseed market, and the recent large arrival of flaxseed has suppressed the flaxseed market. This week, the international flaxseed price is 550-560 US dollars/ton in the Black Sea region in southern Russia, which is the same as last week; 530-540 US dollars/ton in the central region, with a shipping date of February-March, which is the same as last week; Canada’s quotation is 590-610 US dollars/ton, which is higher than last week; Kazakhstan’s quotation is 500-510 US dollars/ton, which is stable compared with last week.

It is expected that the flaxseed price will remain stable in the short term. A large amount of flaxseed has arrived at the port. The cost of arrival in Russia is relatively low, and the supply is sufficient, which is not conducive to the improvement of the port flaxseed market. At present, the purchase volume of Chinese flaxseed oil factories is not large, and after the Spring Festival, the operating rate of Chinese flaxseed oil factories is low, which is bearish for the flaxseed market.

02 Flax oil 

Week 2 (January 6-10, 2025) The prices of second and third grade linseed oil in various parts of China this week are as follows:

Weekly Review:

This week, the price of linseed oil remained stable. At present, the operating rate of linseed oil factories in China is not high, and the supply of linseed oil in the market is not large, which supports the linseed oil market. In terms of demand, with the Spring Festival approaching, the demand for linseed oil is good, and the speed of goods is fast, which is good for the linseed oil market. It is expected that the price of linseed oil will remain stable in the short term. The domestic soybean oil and rapeseed oil prices are weak, which drags down the linseed oil market.

03 Flax cake

Week 2 (January 6-10, 2025) This week's flaxseed cake prices are as follows: Zhangjiakou 2800-3400 yuan/ton; Datong 2700-2800 yuan/ton; Shenchi 3000 yuan/ton; Zhongwei 2600-2900 yuan/ton; Shizuishan 3300 yuan/ton; Baotou 3000 yuan/ton; Tianjin 3200 yuan/ton.

Weekly Review:

The overall price of flax cake fell this week, mainly due to the sluggish transaction of flax cake and weak demand. It is expected that the price of flax cake may continue to run smoothly in the short term. With the Spring Festival approaching, the operating rate of flaxseed oil plants is not high, and the overall supply has decreased, which is good for the flaxseed cake market. The domestic soybean meal market is weak, dragging down the price of flax cake, so flax cake may still fall.