Inside: Onion Market
Export figure on onions has not been this low in 10 years
17 March 2017
The export figure for week 8 is 12.620 tons based on preliminary information.
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The multi-year average of week 8 amounts to 16.617 tonnes. Due to subsequent information from previous export weeks, the total export figure has increased by 810 tons, bringing the seasonal total to 761.663 tons. For calendar year 2017, the export counter stands at 155.213 tons (year-end 177.641 tons).
The largest buyer in week 8 is Great Britain with 2.156 tons (total season 90.501 tons), followed by Malaysia with 1.684 tons (total season 46.903 tons), Mauritania with 1.401 tons (total season 34.940 tons), Guinea with 983 tons (total season 38.820 tons) and Israel with 615 tons (total season 4.342 tons.
