Netherlands: Senegal boosts weekly onion exports to almost 25,000 tons

Published 2024년 8월 30일

Tridge summary

Exports of Dutch onions have seen a significant increase, reaching nearly 25,000 tonnes in week 32, primarily due to large shipments to Senegal. The surge was caused by a temporary shortage in Senegal, which temporarily allowed imports of onions. However, the window for these imports has since closed, and it is expected to remain so until at least September 15. As Senegal is a major consumer of Dutch onions, its closure has led to a weakened market. Additionally, the market has been further affected by a decrease in demand from Great Britain. Consequently, market prices have fallen, with coarse onions dropping by 1 euro and fine onions by 2 euros per 100 kilos.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

According to this overview, weekly exports increased to almost 25,000 tonnes in week 32. The main driver is exports to Senegal. Sales to this West African country were made possible because this market was open for imported onions for four days that week. In that period, almost 7,000 tonnes of Dutch onions were shipped to Senegal. Since then, Senegal has been closed to imported onions again. The fact that the market was open for a while was due to the fact that there was a temporary shortage of onions in Senegal. An Indian has a company in Senegal with 30,000 tonnes of onions in storage, but he was busy with potatoes. That week, there was no time to sort onions at that company, an exporter explains. In a country where around 1,000 tonnes of onions are consumed per day, things suddenly go fast when there is no large supply. In the meantime, the Indian is again supplying plenty of onions from his storage. These onions must first be eaten before imports are permitted again. This will ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst