Inside Onions
When was the best time to sell red onions?
Beurs Emmeloord has not been able to put quotations on the board for the red onions in the past 2 weeks. Time for a look back, when was the best time to sell red onions?
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Choose the subscription that suits youThe mood at the onion market is dull. This means that supply is greater than demand. It is becoming increasingly difficult for growers to deliver the required quality, which means that many onions are produced rejected. The end of the season for conventional sowing onions is gradually coming into view.
Eastern Europe
The onions intended for the processing market in Eastern Europe are being sold in large numbers. The processors from Poland have indicated that they still need Dutch onions until July. The onions that are suitable for this market are mainly loaded in Flevoland and the north of the Netherlands.
There are also plenty of onions in the south-west of the Netherlands that would be suitable for the processing market, but for logistical reasons, Polish processors prefer onions from the north of the country.
Latest listing Goes
For the last time in the 2017 growing season, the regional fair in Goes has recorded a price range for yellow seed onions. With a price range of €4 to €5 for 30% to 60% large onions and €5 to €7 for 60% large onions, they closed an eventful year.
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The fair in Goed closed an eventful year.
Red onions
It is becoming increasingly difficult to find sales for red onions. Almost all packers have gradually switched to Egyptian onions or stopped processing Dutch red onions. Over the past 2 weeks, the Emmeloord fair has therefore not been able to put a price range on the board. There will therefore be no quotation for red onions from Emmeloord next week.
The peak for the listing of red 60% large onions took place in week 14. The average stock market price this week was €16,75, the top was €18,50 and the bottom was €15. After these weeks, the quoted prices for large red onions gradually decreased.
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The quoted prices for the 60% large red onions gradually decreased.
The quotation for the red 30% to 60% large onions has been a lot flatter. From the start of the season until week 4, €9 to €12 was recorded for this sorting. From week 5 to week 12, €10 to €13 was recorded. After this, the ranking for the red 30% to 60% grading stopped.
The quotation for the 30% to 60% red large onions was quite flat.