Early start of the Egyptian spring onion season

The Egyptian spring onion season is just around the corner: the first batches from North Africa will arrive in the German trade just before the end of this month. "Due to the relatively early end of the season for German spring onions and the poor supply situation, the season change is about two weeks earlier than usual," says Sarwat Radwan, director of AKL ExoFresh in Dortmund. "Only limited quantities from German cultivation are coming onto the market," Sarwat says. "The quality of the German spring onions has already decreased somewhat during the last phase of the season, which means that there were more shortages on the market. Import products are also only available to a limited extent, so that the Egyptian spring onions encounter an almost empty market. " AKL ExoFresh mainly purchases the Photon variety from Egyptian cultivation. Normally the Egyptian lots are available until April. However, as soon as the first German spring onions are offered, most importers withdraw from ...