Spain: High production and fear of price in onion harvest

The onion harvest has begun to spread in the Spanish production areas with very mixed results. It has been a difficult year, with good production in general, but with many doubts regarding prices, especially for the product that is not contracted. The entry of product from distant countries, such as Chile, Senegal or Peru, means that supermarkets are sufficiently covered, and early harvest campaigns in parts of Spain such as Valencia or Andalusia have suffered. In the centre of the country, the prospects are diverse, although almost everyone agrees that production will be good, despite episodes of weeds that forced the postponement of sowing in June. Ruperto Mesas, a farmer from Cuenca, points out that the onion harvest in his area has already begun and is progressing at a good pace, with production and quality. In his particular case, he is harvesting yellow onions, of the Yakama variety. The contracted product is paid between 18 and 22 cents, while the market is paying much ...