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Perfumery, cosmetics and raw materials. Sourcing, market, regulation and the actors across Africa, the Gulf and Asia.

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Where it comes from

Madagascar

Vanilla, ylang-ylang and the price cycles that follow them.

Analysis on Madagascar

5 pieces

Vanilla vines climbing two mossy support trees in an understory plantation, bunches of green unripe pods hanging from the stems among long glossy leaves, dense foliage and dappled light behind
Story

How vanilla is grown, and why it takes three years

A perfume bottle on volcanic stone with vanilla pods, copal resin and tuberose, and diagram icons contrasting Mexico's vanilla origin with Madagascar's market dominance
Raw Materials & Origins

Mexican vs Madagascar vanilla, and why Mexico lost it

Wilted rose bushes growing out of cracked, drought-parched earth in a fragrance-crop field
Market & Pricing

What climate does to perfume raw material prices

Events

Nosy Be, the perfume island, in full swing

A pile of cured Madagascar vanilla pods, dark brown and glossy, photographed on a plain background
Market & Pricing

Why vanilla is so expensive, and why the price swings

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