First onions are in the swath, still not very coarse

The first two plots of yellow seed onions of the Boerenbusiness Crop tour have been harvested. One of them has already been stored, which means the storage season has started. The harvesting went under good conditions. As for the yield, it remains guesswork, although the size sorting is on the fine side.

The first two plots that were harvested are both located in the south of our country. Onion grower Jacky Dieleman lowered his harvester in Philippine in Zeeland, while onion grower David de Wit did the same in Lepelstraat in North Brabant last weekend. In Philippine, irrigation was used in advance to be able to harvest the plot. "The soil here was on the dry side. We threw about 5 millimeters on it before harvesting and the harvesting conditions were very good as a result. The harvesting went like a rocket."

According to Dieleman, the plot was not in bad shape this season, although a corner was flooded by the large amount of water this growing season. "That is a great pity, but that is how it is. The rest was able to grow well and there is yield from that. The batch is not particularly coarse, but I am satisfied. The sorting is very regular." The onions are driven into storage until it is full. "What I no longer have room for, then has to be sold off the land".

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In Lepelstraat in North Brabant, harvesting was successful without irrigation. "We tried it and it actually went quite well," David de Wit said during the harvesting. The entire field was evenly leveled and the sorting is very homogeneous. However, the batch does have a fine size sorting. According to De Wit, this is partly due to the emergence and growth of all the plants. With many plants, kilos can also be obtained. The trial harvests showed that the plot yields a good 50 tons net.

These onions are also not sold off the land and have been in storage since Thursday night. Last Thursday the entire plot was loaded and the batch arrived before the rain.

Jesse Torringa

Jesse is an editor at Boerenbusiness and focuses in particular on the arable farming sector, including grain and onions. He also closely follows the fertilizer market. In addition, Jesse works on an arable farm in Groningen with seed potatoes as the main branch.

j.torringa@boerenbusiness. Nl

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