ECSA Trade Cosmetics and Detergents | Market report preview 09.2022

SEPTEMBER 2022
ECSA TRADE
COSMETICS & DETERGENTS
MARKET REPORT

What’s going on in the market?
ALMOND OIL
California’s 2022 almond production is forecast at 2.60
billion meat pounds, down 7% from May’s subjective
forecast and 11% lower than last year’s crop of 2.92 billion
meat pounds. The forecast is based on 1.37 million bearing
acres. Production for the Nonpareil variety is forecast at
1.00 billion meat pounds, 12% percent below last year’s
deliveries of 1.13 billion meat pounds. The Nonpareil
variety represents 38% of California’s total almond
production.
The almond bloom began in early February with favorable
weather for pollination. Warm temperatures encouraged a
shorter bloom period than has occurred in recent years.
Some areas were hit by a freeze that occurred during the
last week in February. Frost damage was observed, with
reports that some acres would be left unharvested without
an adequate nut set. As drought conditions persist, water
availability is a top concern for almond growers. Harvest is
expected to begin in the next month.
Price should remain at the high level at least till the end of
the year.
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CONTENT HUB
RSPO: ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL
Palm fruit oil and palm seed oil (the latter also called palm
kernel oil) are vegetable oils obtained from oil palms.
The use of palm oil has grown steadily in recent years,
so much so that it has become not only one of the main
ingredients of the food industry but also a very important
raw material in various sectors, such as cosmetics. For this
reason, has emerged the need to provide precise standards that can
promote the growth and use of palm oil-based products resulting from
the responsible management of oil palm plantations that have now
become so important for numerous production chains.
Cecilia Picinotti
Quality assurance
& CLP Assistant
WHAT IS RSPO?
RSPO – Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
is a non-profit association that aims to promote the cultivation and use of sustainable palm oil through global certification standards.
The main objective of RSPO is therefore to encourage not only the cultivation but also the use of sustainable palm
oil in order to reduce the environmental and social impacts resulting from the cultivation of this type of oil.
The RSPO certification is therefore the main international sustainability standard that guarantees the production
and trade of palm oil obtained without damaging the living conditions of the communities and local biodiversity.
To promote this kind of sustainable business, RSPO has four different types of models/certifications:
• Preservation of identity
• Segregation
• Mass balance
• Book and Claim
While the first three models allow the physical control of palm oil throughout the supply chain, the last supports the
production of sustainable palm oil through the sale of certificates.
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