The South African onion market is under great pressure due to oversupply

게시됨 2021년 9월 24일

Tridge 요약

South African onion growers are facing challenges due to heavy rains in the Limpopo province, which increased disease and pest risks and led to quality issues. The season has also brought fluctuating prices, negatively impacted by economic pressure on consumers. Despite these challenges, the Koue Bokkeveld region in the Western Cape had a good season for medium-late brown onions and is currently exporting stored onions. However, exports to Angola have decreased this year due to currency volatility and exchange rate issues. Some onion growers in Ceres have already finished planting, with the planting season for others extending until mid-October.

면책 조항: 위의 요약은 정보 제공 목적으로 Tridge 자체 학습 AI 모델에 의해 생성되었습니다.

원본 콘텐츠

South African onion growers are experiencing a difficult season. Like other crops, onions in January and February were hit hard by heavy rains in Limpopo province, a region that accounts for about 84% of South African onions. The remaining 12% come from the British region (Northwest) and 3% come from Free State. Onion growers in Limpopo had planted more hectares of onions because of the good availability of water due to the rainfall. The other side of the coin was that the risk of diseases and pests increased due to the wet conditions in January and February, resulting in quality problems. A field of onions north of Plokwane (Limpopo province) equipped with an irrigation system Some of the affected onions were put on the market. The large numbers of onions of inferior quality have a negative effect on the price, which currently fluctuates around € 0.16 per kilo. On the market in Johannesburg, bags of 10 kilos of onions were sold for an average of €1.50 this week. The price was ...

출처: AGF