Austria: Seasonal domestic demand for onions

Last week, harvesting work was quickly resumed in beautiful late summer weather. In many regions in eastern Austria the main harvest is already well advanced and almost complete. Nevertheless, the available volumes remain reasonably manageable this year. In addition, there are reports of increasing quality problems due to pinworm pests and Phytophthora, especially in the arid regions, leading to correspondingly time-consuming and cost-intensive sorting work in the packing stations. In order to continue to supply the domestic market, traders still work with French and German consumption potatoes, according to LKÖ. Things haven't really been exciting on the sales side lately. Domestic trade is described as quiet and stable. There will be no exports this year due to the supply situation. Grower prices for free trade have fallen slightly. In Lower Austria, ware potatoes could largely be sold at EUR 45/100 kg at the beginning of the week, with some buyers receiving discounts for the ...