Refined kokum butter from Karnataka, India
SIP makes a two-way market in refined kokum butter, out of Karnataka, Mysore/Mysuru district, India. Sell it to us or buy it from us, and fix the price forward. Physical or financial, prompt to long dated. Every other kokum grade and delivery point sits on the kokum sheet.
Price this with our desk
Grade, origin and window if you have them. If what you are carrying does not fit the sheet above, describe it in your own words and a trader will take it from there.
Which side are you on
We stand on both. One counterparty, one price, either direction.
| Selling | If you grow, produce or export refined kokum butter, we are the buyer. Tell us the volume and the window and we bid it, prompt or forward, so the price is fixed before the crop moves. We price against the Mar to May harvest and ahead of it. |
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| Buying | If you buy, process or manufacture with refined kokum butter, we are the seller. Give us the tonnage and the delivery window and we offer it, with the price locked for as long as your book needs. Arrival at destination usually runs May to Aug. |
Send the side, the quantity and the delivery window. We come back with a price.
The grade
Refined kokum butter from coastal Karnataka processors.
Refined, bleached and deodorised kokum butter for cosmetic and confectionery fat use.
Specification
One grade at one delivery point. Grades, origins and windows outside this line are priced on request.
| Symbol | KOKUM.REFINED.IN-KA |
|---|---|
| Class | Specialty Oils, Fats & Butters |
| Commodity | Kokum ↗ |
| Grade | Refined kokum butter |
| Delivery point | Karnataka, Mysore/Mysuru district, India |
| Country | India |
| Subdivision | Karnataka, Mysore/Mysuru district |
| Quote basis | On request |
| Market | Two-way, quoted on request |
| Serial | OILS-KOKUM-REFINED-IN-KA |
Forward, option, collar, swap and storage structures are quoted on request. Tell us the side, the quantity and the timing.
Where it comes from
This line sits in Coastal Karnataka (Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada), India. We hold India as origin for kokum, and quote against it on a stated side, quantity and delivery window.
| Country | India |
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| Producing regions | Coastal Karnataka (Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada) |
| We trade it as | Origin |
Locations outside this list trade on request.
Shipment window
Garcinia indica flowers in the Konkan winter and fruits over the following dry season; the fresh fruit is harvested and processed locally into rind and kernel products before the monsoon, after which fresh-season kernel supply lapses until the following year's harvest. Butter pressed from a given season's kernels can be sold and shipped through the rest of the year from dried-kernel or already-pressed-butter stock, so arrival timing at destination is a function of processing and shipping lead time rather than a tight harvest window.
| Harvest | Mar to May |
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| Arrival at destination | May to Aug |
Fruit harvest and kernel processing runs March to May on the Konkan coast; butter pressed from fresh or held kernel stock ships through the rest of the year, with the fastest arrivals landing two to three months after a spring pressing.
Windows outside this are priced on request. Tell us when you need it and we will work back from the date.
What we quote, and how far out
We stand on both sides of spot cash prompt out to three months, physical delivered prompt out to six months and forward from three months to twelve months. We price options, swaps and storage and rental against a stated side, quantity and window, and anything past the dates above the same way. There is no cap on the dates we will look at.
A two-way quote is firm only when a trader confirms it in writing against your side, quantity and delivery window.
Common questions
Can I lock in a price for refined kokum butter in Karnataka, India?
Yes. SIP quotes a two-way market on request, prompt to long dated. We price ahead of the Mar to May harvest as readily as against it. Send your side, the quantity and the delivery window and a trader comes back with a price. A quote is firm only when it is confirmed in writing.
Who buys refined kokum butter from Karnataka, India?
We do. SIP Global stands on both sides of this market, so producers and exporters sell to us and buyers, processors and manufacturers buy from us. There is no listing, no auction and no chain of intermediaries in between.
How do I sell refined kokum butter forward?
Tell us the grade, the volume and the months you want covered. We bid it as physical or financial, prompt or long dated, and settle against the delivery you name. Arrival at destination usually runs May to Aug. Structures beyond a flat forward are quoted the same way.
What is refined kokum butter?
Refined, bleached and deodorised kokum butter for cosmetic and confectionery fat use.
What is the minimum volume?
There is no published minimum. We look at what you have or what you need, and tell you straight whether we can price it.
SIP quotes a two-way market in this grade on request. Levels are firm only when confirmed in writing by a trader against a stated side, quantity, and delivery window. All trades are subject to SIP standard terms and conditions.