Press release – De Beers Group today announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for the fifth sales cycle of 2021.
Owing to the restrictions on the movement of people and products in various jurisdictions around the globe, De Beers Group has continued to implement a more flexible approach to rough diamond sales during the fifth sales cycle of 2021, with the Sight event extended beyond its normal week-long duration. As a result, the provisional rough diamond sales figure quoted for Cycle 5 represents the expected sales value for the period 7 June to 22 June and remains subject to adjustment based on final completed sales.
| Cycle 5 2021 (provisional)1 |
Cycle 4 2021 (actual)2 |
Cycle 4/5 2020 (actual) |
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| Sales value3 ($m) | 470 | 385 | 56 |
Bruce Cleaver, CEO, De Beers Group, said: “With demand for diamond jewellery in the key consumer markets of the US and China continuing to be positive, and midstream capacity in India returning, we have seen strong demand for rough diamonds during the fifth sales cycle. Overall sentiment is increasingly optimistic as we move towards the second half of the year and, while risks as a result of the global pandemic persist, we have been encouraged by the condition of the market.”
Notes
1. Cycle 5 2021 provisional sales value represents sales as at 22 June 2021.
2. Cycle 4 2021 actual sales value represents sales between the dates of 3 May and 18 May.
3. Sales values are quoted on a consolidated accounting basis. Auction sales included in a given cycle are the sum of all sales between the end of the preceding cycle and the end of the noted cycle.
