Inside: Onion Market
Export onion continues to arouse admiration
Once again there are formidable export figures to report. It does not seem to have any influence on the onion prices this season. And that is one of the most distressing things that the onion market knows at the moment.
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Choose the subscription that suits youSenegal led the way in week 47 with a purchase of 5.824 tons of onions. Senegal's total purchase this season is 122.825 tons. Of the 65.000 tonnes quota, 60.000 tonnes have now been delivered.
Ivory Coast takes a close second place with 4.069 tons and accounts for the purchase of 66.454 tons this season. Mauritania accounted for the purchase of 47 tons in week 2.501, which puts the import counter at 24.880 tons.
Several African countries
The top 10 is filled in by a total of 5 African countries. The customers in Southeast Asia (Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia) are notable. This makes that region also important to keep an eye on. The decrease was 1.893 tons, 1.257 tons and 1.118 tons respectively.
Great Britain took place 8; with a decrease of 1.221 tons. In total, the British are good for the intake of 38.133 tons this season, compared to 51.837 tons last season.
High weekly average
For week 47 the counter provisionally stands at 30.672 tons. Subsequent information will cause the figure to be adjusted upwards. The total export figure this season is 517.533 tons, compared to last season's figure of 500.355 tons. This means a weekly average of 27.238 tonnes, an unprecedented result.
Onion exports up to and including week 47 over the years.