Ukraine increased onion exports by 40%

Onions are one of the best-selling vegetables on the world market and world trade in onions is growing rapidly. Annually, world exports of onions increase by $ 115 million and reach almost $ 4 billion a year. This was reported by EastFruit. The leader in onion exports in the world is the Netherlands, which sells onions to sub-Saharan Africa alone for almost half a billion dollars a year. At the same time, Ukraine supplies almost no onions to this region, as well as to the Middle East, which is also a major importer of onions. It is noted that in the second half of the 2020/21 season, Ukraine significantly increased export shipments of onions. In January-March 2021, 11,000 tons of Ukrainian onions were exported to foreign markets - 40% more than a year earlier. "Romania has become the main market for onions from Ukraine. More than 53% of onions were put here. But the export of Ukrainian onions to Iraq in 2021 fell by almost 4 times to 1.2 thousand tons. Among the major ...