The stock exchange committee in Goes has been listing the onion sets for a few weeks now. This week they had the scoop with the first seed onion listing of the 2021 cultivation season.
Like every year, onion exports start slowly in July and August, with orders increasing every week. Onion packers had a lot of work to do last week. Onions are even being grown for Senegal. Although the market to Senegal is not yet officially open, work is already underway. Onions are already being sent to Senegal on spec in the short term. When Senegal comes up with an import quota and the market opens, these onions will already be on the quay and can be purchased immediately.
Hardly any bids
It is still very quiet on the farm. Hardly any bids are made, especially for onion sets that are not yet ready for immediate processing. There are still plenty of obligations for packers of onion sets who are under contract. These must first be collected before new work stock is purchased.
The quality of Dutch onions could cause major problems this season. Quality problems occur in both onion sets and seed onions. The humid growing season ensures high bacterial pressure. Downy mildew is also becoming a serious problem in sowing onions.
3 onion quotes
The stock exchange committee in Goes is the only one of the 3 regional stock exchange committees to issue a listing. This week there were even 3 odds. Last Monday, onion onions from the field were quoted at €5 to €7 per 100 kilos, while the quotation for onion onions from the shed is €7 to €8. This week, the stock exchange committee in Goes also had a scoop by publishing the first seed onion listing of the 2021 growing season. This quote amounts to €7 to €8. This means that the sowing onion season is starting at a lower level than many had hoped.
An overview of the bale prices can be found in the DCA quotation bale price for Onions.