US export of organic onion sets reached 82,000 tons

In the international trade statistics of the American Census Bureau, a distinction is made for export between non-certified organic and certified organic onion sets. After several years of increases, US onion set exports fell last year to 90,000 tons, worth €39m. Exports of non-certified organic onion sets increased and last year's decline was due to a very sharp drop in exports from certified organic onion sets. In 2020, the export of non-certified organic onion sets amounted to 82,000 tons, worth €35 million, with Mexico as the largest export destination. Exports to that country amounted to 43 000 tons, worth € 19 million. Exports to Canada amounted to almost 14,000 tons, worth €4 million. Taiwan was the third largest foreign destination (13,000 MT), followed by Panama (3,200 MT), the United Kingdom (3,100 MT) and Nicaragua (1,300 MT). In 2019, the export of certified organic onion sets reached almost 59,000 MT, worth €22 million. This represented 40% of all onion set exports. ...