Pressure is off for a while on the onion market

Major purchases are postponed for a while, that's how the flag hangs. Sorters and traders in particular tap the brakes. That space is also there if you look at the demand side. Last week the boat caused extra work for Senegal, but outside there it is not overly busy, according to various sorters. That is why this group in particular is taking things a bit easier. 'We are too expensive to really stimulate demand' is a comment that comes up with some regularity. Some people are fueling this mood with stories about other suppliers who are active in the traditional destinations for Dutch onions. Whether the fear of excessively high prices is justified remains to be seen. The strength of the Dutch sector largely lies in flexibility and the ability to fill gaps that exist anywhere in the world. And growers are willing to compromise on price, but not to the extent that some traders would like to see.

The quality of onion sets is not improving
The rain in recent weeks has ensured that the onions have been able to catch up considerably in growth. In onion onions, this does not come without a price, as has become clear. Quality, and especially bacteria, is rearing its ugly head. Because the harvest had been at a standstill for a while, the drying walls at various sorters were far empty and that also brought its own problems. Partly because of the boat, there was a lot of pressure to produce a large volume of onion sets in a short time. Onions that arrived on the wet side of the country barely had time to dry before they were already stared down and sorted. This has resulted in rejection for some, although most sorters have been able to turn it into an acceptable product.

De DCA quotation Bale price of Onions has two faces this week. At the beginning of the week, the average price was still largely at last week's level. In recent days, a number of sorters have started to shift a bit and have dropped an average of just below €60 per 100 kilos.