Vanilla Gamification and the great race before re-open of the Madagascar vanilla market (2024-25 export season soon to come)

At the peak of the winter and onset of Q4, Mada is seeing a lot of speculation at the moment for vanilla pricing…Some say/sell/scream 130000 ariary, others 90000, then 100000 and 110000 ariary. Yet more wait for the price to go over 180,000 ariary to sell.

The coast is bustling and buzzing with landcruisers, meetings over beers and kola coffee, and facebook messages are flying with bids and negotiations, as lots of locals hope to double or hold their hand for a doubling prior to the holidays.

Malagasy from Tana are starting to come and buy vanilla on the coast and inland villages north and south of the great forest spanning from Cap East to Ambanja or Tamatave to Vinavinaio…and this Merina-merchant flux serves to destabilize the price in a dynamic forthcoming season opener…