Italian onion market has awakened

The onion market has awakened for a few days now. This isn't all that spectacular, but at least demand has gotten back to life, with a consequent recovery in prices. “It was very quiet until a few days ago, but now orders are pouring in,” says trader Matteo Freddi. According to Freddi, many customers waiting for onions from India and Australia are experiencing delays due to the blockade of the Suez Canal. There is a shortage of onions and that gap must be closed. “However, the Italian onion is now very popular. Let's not forget that it will be a few months before we have yellow onions available. We still have onions in the storage cells and this will be enough to bridge the time until the start of the next harvest. ” As far as prices are concerned, it is not possible to give a precise picture, because everything varies according to the zones, the sizes and the quality of the preservation. The yellow onions currently have a price between € 0.25 and € 0.35 per kilo and for the white ...