Export record of onions from Netherlands

Published 2021년 10월 15일

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The Netherlands set a new export record for onions in the 2020/21 season, with over 1.2 million tons exported, making it the world's leading onion exporter. The country exports 60% of its onions to countries outside Europe, primarily to India and China, while the rest is mainly consumed domestically and regionally. The global production and trade of onions have seen significant growth over the past decade. The Netherlands also leads in the export of onion sets and is a major importer and exporter of shallots, mostly from France. There has been a notable increase in onion exports to Africa, particularly to the Ivory Coast, contributing to surpassing the export record of the 2017/18 season.

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The past season 2020/21 produced a new export record for Dutch onions. According to figures from KCB/GFH, a total of 1.21 million tons of onions (seed onions and second-year onion sets) were exported. The CBS/Eurostat gives an even higher figure, namely 1.51 million tons. The difference is mainly in the export to EU countries. Based on this figure, the Netherlands is the largest exporter. India is the number two with 1.4 million tons. Then China follows with 0.9 million tons and then Egypt and Mexico follow with more than 0.4 million tons. Jan-Kees Boon analyzed the world market for onions for the trade magazine Primeur. Small share of the world market The Dutch export is of course quite large, but with a worldwide production of more than 100 million tons of onions, which is produced on a more or less commercial scale, it is not much. As the world population grows, global demand will increase and the export record may well be broken again. If not this season then later. In total, ...

Source: Uiennieuws