Linseed Prices Flat as New-Crop Supply Builds from Kazakhstan and Russia

Linseed prices into the Netherlands held flat on the week as of 19 September 2026, according to CMB News, with ample new-crop supply from Kazakhstan and Russia keeping European FCA Dordrecht values rangebound and buyers in no hurry to chase the market higher.

Organic brown linseed of Kazakh origin was quoted at €1.25/kg FCA Dordrecht, unchanged from 18 September, while conventional yellow linseed from Russia was indicated at €1.40/kg FCA Dordrecht, also flat over the same period, CMB News reported.

CMB News attributed the flat price structure to a near-term balance between robust Black Sea export potential and measured demand from the EU crushing and food sectors. European buyers were described as well covered for nearby positions and showing a preference for hand-to-mouth purchasing at current levels, with no acute quality problems reported from new-crop material in either Kazakhstan or Russia.

On the supply side, Kazakhstan's export capacity is underlined by active flax and flax-oil shipments, directed primarily towards Central Asia and Europe. CMB News noted that Russia's elevated export duties and higher EU tariffs on Russian flax have structurally redirected part of Russian trade flows towards Asia and the Middle East, indirectly supporting Kazakh market share in the EU — though the report noted this effect is "already largely priced in."

Harvest and weather conditions across the key growing regions are broadly benign. In northern Kazakhstan, including Kostanay and adjacent flax areas, CMB News described September weather as having "transitioned to cooler, more autumn-like conditions," with daytime highs mostly in the mid-teens to low 20s °C and overnight lows dropping into single digits, characterising the pattern as "broadly favourable for completing linseed harvest and drying." Across Siberia and parts of European Russia, meteorological briefings cited by CMB News pointed to a contrast between warm, dry spells in the south and more unsettled conditions further north, but without reports of widespread harvest-threatening extremes.

CMB News also noted that stable wheat and oilseed complex prices in Kazakhstan, alongside some recent softening in grain export offers, reduce the likelihood of farmers holding flax stocks aggressively, which is expected to encourage ongoing forward sales and keep export availability elevated into the fourth quarter.