The low quality of onions in Europe may lead to insufficient supply

The Spanish onion season continues with good prices, however, with low demand, although sales resume as the Christmas holidays approach. Onion acreage in Spain increased by 15% in the 2023/2024 season and the harvest was 10-12% higher than last year, but both in Spain and in other producing countries there is uncertainty about the quality of onions stored in warehouses . Market participants believe that it is the quality that can affect the volume of supply and the ability to maintain supplies until the end of the season, writes EastFruit. Read also: in France, a variety of onions was bred that does not cause tears and does not leave a smell Demand has been very quiet so far, but it seems to have picked up a bit since last week, ahead of the weeks leading up to Christmas and New Year, said Luis Fernando Rubio, director of Procecam, the Onion Growers Association. Castile-La Mancha. - Onions have been collected, are in storage, we are not in a hurry to sell, because it is clear that ...