Now that the landing period is almost over, we can prepare for the storage season. The mood is good among the growers, who enjoy the high price level. Trade is currently in calmer waters.
The export season started early this year and this is now clearly noticeable in the trade. The demand for Dutch onions is decreasing slightly and processors are calmer than before, but are certainly not standing still. A lot has already been exported, which means they now have less sales. An example is Senegal, which came to the market at least three weeks earlier this season and is now less demanding than before.
Grower maintains confidence
Confidence among the grower is reasonably good, but the same grower also becomes nervous because the farm gate price is at the same level as onions dry from the shed. The stock exchange in Emmeloord came out of the shed again on Thursday, October 13, with the first quotation for yellow seed onions. This recorded €26 for the fine sorting and €27 per 100 kilos for the coarse sorting. This is sometimes disappointing for the grower given the drying costs they have incurred.
At the moment some onions have to be removed from the shed to make room for potatoes. That provides some extra supply. Processors are currently willing and able to sell this, but the grower often asks a price that is not yet in balance with the bale prices. To achieve this, bale prices will have to increase sooner, but that will not work. On the other hand, these are more likely to come under pressure because things are running more quietly and they are already at a very high level. After all, it has to be paid by the buyer.
De DCA quotation onion bale price remains virtually the same. The triplets have already fallen last week, several traders report. In the coarse sorting, €1 is added per 100 kilos. The supers remain unchanged compared to last week.