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title: "Trend — castor beans - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-08-09T16:15:24.769Z"
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  description: "Niche score 41/100 · $18K/yr market · 30K searches/yr · $8.88 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 41/100 · $18K/yr market · 30K searches/yr · $8.88 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — castor beans - Flapen"
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# **castor beans**

**Skip it**

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.97–$15.08) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 5Growth 32Conversion 73Competition 20Returns 98Price range 1Avg price 25Brand share 15Review moat 72Quality gap 96

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.4%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Quality gap**

**Incredible****3.9★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Conversion**

**Good****6.7%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Review moat**

**Good****633.33**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Okay****+5.3%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Avg price**

**Okay****$8.88**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Competition**

**Bad****77%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Brand share**

**Bad****94%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

**Market size**

**Bad****$18K**

$18K/yr · 30K searches

**Price range**

**Bad****$2.97–$15.08**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Signals**[** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0")

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