In the trade at the grower it is a bit quieter and the office exporters have also had their busiest days behind them. That was different for the average sorter. With many permanent employees who are on holiday next week, it was hard work this week to get the work done. A lot of work is usually good for the mood. Is that also reflected in the DCA Baalprijs this week?
The mood on a market is and remains particularly difficult to grasp. Week 48 was a pleasantly busy week, but the whole crazy thing went down a bit according to exporters and sorters in that week. Now that the export figures are known for that week and just over 40.000 went away, you can say that it was still crazy enough. Because this season relatively much is being worked with conventional boats instead of containers, it occasionally piles up in the export. That can therefore give a somewhat distorted picture.
Last week it seemed that it would be a bit quieter this week. In practice it is just busy this week. This could also be a bit distorted. As mentioned: next week several sorters will be closed or will only operate at a limited capacity. That is why a lot of work has been brought forward this week.
Quality remains a point of attention
The quality of the onions is and remains a point of attention. Good, not too fine onions that in retrospect may have been bought a bit too expensively from the grower now pay for themselves many times over. "Now you want to do a lot of onions quickly and then you should not start struggling with onions that require extra work", according to a sorter.
The triplets and middles show a small plus this week in the bale price. Triplets lag behind a bit, but everything 45 mm upwards is quite close together. For the coarse, white onions there is a nice plus for certain destinations. Then you are only talking about pallet work according to sorters.
Read here is the explanation from DCA Market Intelligence on the new quotations.