It will come as no surprise that a new leader has been leading the list of Dutch onions exports since week 2. Which country is this captain and what is his place in this season's ranking?
In the latest overview of the export of Dutch onions, there is a changing of the guard. After Senegal closed its borders to importing onions and was the driving force behind Dutch onion exports for weeks, that role will fall to Ivory Coast from week 2 onwards. This country is aiming high in terms of performance to come close to the total volume of Senegal (174.306 tons) this season.
In week 2, based on preliminary information, more than 3.990 tons of onions were exported to Ivory Coast. The total volume that this African country has purchased in the 2021-2022 season therefore amounts to 131.681 tons. The difference with Senegal is 42.625 tons. Last season, 3 tons of Dutch onions were imported by Ivory Coast in the period week 27 to 2021 37.024, meaning that the option of becoming the largest buyer of this season should not be dismissed.
The British are in second place with a purchase of 3.495 tons, which brings the purchase this season to 75.330 tons, more than 35% more than the previous season up to and including week 2. The onion importers who take third place live far from home. in Malaysia, namely Malaysia. That country accounted for 2.156 tons. Guinea followed with 2.094 tons and Belgium closed the list of countries that purchased more than 1.000 tons with an import of 1.003 tons. The onions went to buyers in 2 countries in week 79.
The total weekly export provisionally amounted to 19.571 tons, which gives a weekly average of 31.393 tons. Subsequent information showed a volume of 856 tons that was added to the export volumes of week 52 2021 and week 1 2022. The counter stands cumulatively at 847.618 tons, which is 10.630 tons more than in the same period (week 28 to week 2). ) last season.{{dataviewSnapshot(2_1643804974)}}