Netherlands: Onion exports somewhat calmer again in week 31

Published 2024년 8월 23일

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The article highlights a significant decrease in onion exports in Week 31 this year, marking the smallest export since 2015 and the smallest two-year running total since 2015. This decline is part of a larger trend of lower exports, with the first five weeks of the season seeing a 15% decrease in total exports compared to the same period last year. The article notes that Senegal's early purchases of Dutch onions last year have played a role in the current backlog, as well as lower prices leading to increased sales in Ivory Coast. Meanwhile, Great Britain's purchases have also declined, and Belgium has stepped in as a notable buyer, likely forwarding its acquisitions to West Africa.

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Week 31 this year yielded the smallest export since the same week in 2015. In the last two years, exports in this week were even above 23,000 tonnes. That is quite a big difference and as a result, the backlog in exports has increased again. In the first five weeks of this season, a total of 65,500 tonnes of onions were exported. This means that exports are 15 percent smaller than in the same period a year ago. A big difference is that Senegal was early to purchase Dutch onions last year. Lower prices Due to the much lower prices, Ivory Coast is doing well on the market this year. This West African country is the only destination that purchased more than 2,000 tonnes of onions from the Netherlands in week 31. Even Great Britain – normally the most stable buyer of Dutch onions – is dropping a little in week 31. Sales to the other side of the North Sea fell to just under 2,000 ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst