"The total export volume of onions could be quite disappointing this year"

Published 2020년 9월 4일

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The article provides an overview of the Dutch onion industry's recent season and export performance, as shared by Piet van Liere of Flevotrade Dronten. The growing season was marked by extreme dryness followed by rain, resulting in a variety of onion sizes and yields, some of which were severely reduced. The quality of the onions has been compromised by Fusarium and crack buds, among other issues. Despite these challenges, the initial export period saw a notable increase in volume compared to the previous year, with Africa, the Far East, and Brazil showing interest. Despite the expected decrease in overall export volume due to the cultivation issues, there is optimism for the Polish market to provide a supportive lower limit for prices due to its demand for high-quality onions.

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"My father always said: You write the onion book again every day. No two days are the same. And many things go differently than you might think. This year is no exception", says Piet van Liere from Flevotrade Dronten. In this interview he draws up the seasonal balance from the growing season to the current export. "It was another special growing season. In the spring it was of course extremely dry and that meant that sowing has never been more difficult than this spring. Especially on the heavy soils it took a lot of effort to get a decent seed bed. resulted in a very poor turnout, although that differed greatly per plot. We have never had so many stages in an onion as this spring ", Piet looks back. Stunted onions "Fortunately, we still got rain after that enormous drought, otherwise the yield would have been truly disastrous. The seed did germinate enormously this year. People sometimes say 'an onion in May becomes a leek', but that has certainly become a reality this year, ...

Source: AGF