The onion harvest in Ukraine is a third smaller

Published 2023년 1월 25일

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The Netherlands Onion Association has reported a significant decrease in onion harvests both in Ukraine and the EU, including Great Britain, for the 2022/2023 season. Ukraine's onion cultivation area has shrunk from 54 to 46 thousand hectares, leading to a harvest of 732,000 tons, a 29% decrease compared to 2021. The EU and Britain saw their onion harvest drop to 6.3 million tons, the lowest in four years, with a 9% decrease in cultivation area and a 13.4% drop in yield due to dry summer conditions and lack of drip irrigation. As a result, imports are expected to reach 120,000 tons to make up for the shortfall.

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732,000 tons of onions were harvested, which is 29% less than the 2021 harvest. It is predicted that imports will reach 120,000 tons. This is reported in the Netherlands Onion Association. The organization notes that in Ukraine, due to the Russian occupation of the southern regions, the area sown under onions has decreased from 54 to 46 thousand hectares. At the same time, the harvest decreased by almost a third - from 1,024 to 732,000 tons. Also, in the 2022/2023 season, the onion harvest in the EU and Great Britain decreased to 6.3 million tons, which is the lowest level in the last 4 years. At the same time, the area under ...

Source: Agrotimes