The onion harvest in Ukraine decreased by a third

Published Nov 17, 2022

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Ukrainian onion producers have seen a significant decrease in onion receival for the 2022/23 marketing year, with a 29% drop to 732,000 tons, marking the lowest result in eight years, as reported by the Netherlands Onion Association. This decline is largely attributed to the occupation and hostilities in Ukraine, leading to a 15% decrease in cultivated area. The European onion market is also experiencing low production levels, with a 9% decrease in cultivation area and the lowest production in four years. The Netherlands, in particular, has seen a reduction in onion cultivation, with farmers shifting to potatoes and cereals, resulting in the lowest yield in over a decade.

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In the 2022/23 marketing year, Ukrainian onion producers received 732,000 tons of onions, which is 29% less than last year, which is the lowest result in the last 8 years. This is reported in the report of the Netherlands Onion Association. According to Fruit Inform, due to the Russian occupation and hostilities, the cultivated area under this culture in Ukraine decreased by 15% to 46,000 hectares. European onion production (EU and UK) in the 2022/23 marketing year is the lowest in 4 years. The area under this vegetable in Europe decreased by 9% - to 105,000 hectares, which yielded a harvest at the level of 6.3 million tons. It will be recalled that the onion growing boom, which began at the turn of the century in the Netherlands, has somewhat decreased this season. Dutch farmers partially switched to ...

Source: Agrotimes