The export of onions is starting to take shape. Processors have all done a good job over the past week. In this case, the demand mainly comes from the expected quarter. The demand that the processors and/or exporters have is mainly due to...
The demand that processors and exporters have is mainly due to Africa. It is the usual destinations from West Africa that dominate the onion demand in the Netherlands every year. This also includes Senegal, the largest buyer of Dutch onions every year. Although the onion market in Senegal is not yet officially open, onions are already being packed. When the market opens, exporters want to have product available to directly supply the Senegalese market.
The good demand is also visible in the export figures for week 30, as a weekly volume of 17.896 tonnes has never been achieved in the same period before. This seems to have signaled the start of a good export season.
Although it is still not booming, there is also more trade on the farm. This is mainly due to the increased demand and the weather, which makes the onion harvest difficult in many places. Packers are therefore mainly looking for directly processable onion sets from the shed or seed onions that can be loaded within a short time.
The stock exchange committee in Goes was joined by their colleagues from Emmeloord this week in issuing quotations. In Emmeloord, the price for seed onions is €5,50 to €7,50 per 100 kilos, and they also characterize the onion market as quiet. In Goes, onion sets from the field sell for €5,00 to €6,00 and onion onions from the shed cost €6 to €7,00. Goes quotes €7,00 to €8,00 for the seed onions.
Bale prices remain reasonably stable after the increased demand from exports. There is also a difference in the bale price for onion sets and for seed onions. An overview of the bale prices can be found in the DCA listing Bale price Onions.