After a slow start, the Egyptian spring onion season is now slowly getting underway

After a difficult Christmas period, the sales of Egyptian spring onions now seem to be starting. “Over the whole month of December, there has been too much production in relation to the rather modest demand, which has created an oversupply. Meanwhile, the situation is somewhat less tense and prices have also been increased slightly in line with the increasing demand,” Sarwat says. Radwan, specialized importer and director of AKL ExoFresh. According to Radwan, leek cultivation and therefore also imports to the Western European and especially the German market have experienced a huge boom in recent years. "Both on the producer and sales side, there are many newcomers and lateral entrants who want to deal with spring onions. This has had a corresponding effect on the supply situation." The oversupply and low demand in trade meant that the goods had to be temporarily stored longer than usual, which in turn affected quality, Radwan said. "As a result, first-class product was rather ...