The free stock of onions is about 12% below the long-term average. The export is running...
Participants in the VTA inventory inventory have so far delivered approximately 20% more than last year. In absolute tonnes, VTA members have 3,7% less stock than the long-term average. 34% of the yellow seed onions in storage have now been sold. Last season this was 26%. Sales of red onions, with 31% sold, are behind last season when 44% had already been sold. Onion sets that are still in storage have all been sold.
Shift to onion sets
Statistics Netherlands figures show that the area of onion sets has increased by 5,5% this season. The area of sowing onions has decreased by 1,6%. The total area onions grew by 0,1%. Among participants in the VTA stock inventory, the area in the southwestern cultivation area has shrunk by 4,9%. In the north the area remained approximately the same.