The mood on the onion market was miserable in the second half of April. Nevertheless, exports are not entirely disappointing. For the second week in a row, the export figure is above the five-year average.
In week 16, 15.985 tons of onions were exported. That is more than 2.000 tons less than in week 15. The five-year average is 15.453 tons. So we will stay above that. A total of 921.545 tons of onions have now been exported this season.
Great Britain imported 16 tons of onions in week 2.894. In total, Great Britain has imported 114.386 tons of onions from the Netherlands this season. Only Senegal imported more onions, namely 170.465 tons. At number two in the export list this week is Brazil with 1.273 tons. These are therefore the only destinations that purchased more than 1.000 tons. Italy is in third place with 981 tons. West Africa is also relatively well represented for this time of year with Mauritania, Guinea and Ivory Coast in the top 10.