Senegal has been the largest buyer of Dutch onions for many years. Every year we have to wait for the policymakers in Senegal to open the market for Dutch onions. Yesterday, after a long wait, the redeeming word came out: from today (Friday 10 September) the Senegalese market is open again.
Onion exports have started to improve in recent weeks. With the opening of the market in Senegal, the Dutch onion market will receive an extra boost. Senegal has been the largest buyer of Dutch onions for years. This market will be open until New Year's Eve and many onions will be brought into the port of Dakar.
Another major buyer of Dutch onions is Poland. Many onion sets have been processed in the Polish industrial market in recent weeks. This has created a significant gap in the surplus of Dutch onion sets.
The good question in combination with the mildew problems ensures that the onion market is in demand. The stock exchange committee in Emmeloord currently characterizes the market as price-sensitive, which means that demand is greater than or equal to supply. This has ensured that the stock exchange listings in Emmeloord and Goes took a step up this week. When we compare all the quotations, €7,00 to €9,00 is paid for the seed onions.
Bale prices remain at a stable level. An overview of the bale prices can be found in the DCA listing Bale price Onions.