European onion cultivation suffers from climate change

Almost all countries are expanding their onion acreage, as was shown during Euronion, the international onion conference. Italy is not included in the data presented as there is no aggregation to provide a real-time overview of the areas. However, an area of 12,000 hectares is considered plausible, which accounts for about 430,000 tons of crops from northern to southern Italy, which may include spring onions. Official photo (courted by Matteo Freddi, the second person to the right of the second row from the top) “Climate change affects cultivation in different ways. Sometimes a country, or an area, is punished more severely than another. The negative events, which have always been there, are becoming more frequent.” Demand from some African countries, especially in the west of the continent, is increasing. Of the European countries, the Netherlands has increased its exports since the 40th week. Some countries with declining production are Ukraine and others in Eastern Europe and ...