The onion export is certainly not bad so far this season, but a 40.000 ton week has not yet passed. That has now changed. Senegal failed to do so a week earlier, but is now catching up.
Dutch onion exports amounted to 43 tons in week 40.208, according to the weekly export figures. This means that the 40.000 tonne mark has been passed for the first time this season. For weeks 30 to 42, the export figure was increased by 3.668 tonnes based on subsequent information. This brings the total onion exports this season to 488.335 tons. The lead this season increases to more than 7.500 tons compared to last season when exports amounted to 480.775 tons. The average weekly export this season now amounts to 28.725 tons.
Change in top 3
Senegal and Ivory Coast have changed places in the top 3 of largest customers. Senegal comes first with 9.776 tonnes, followed by Ivory Coast with 6.072 tonnes. Great Britain is in third place and purchased 3.156 tons of Dutch onions. The bottom in the export statistics are Egypt, Kuwait, the Maldives and Saudi Arabia, which each purchased 5 kilos of Dutch onions.