Onion

Last week, the last batch of onions from the previous season was shipped out from Dacomex in Sint-Maartensdijk. "We had a successful season with steady demand and robust exports, reaching record levels in some markets. It was a busy season with two price increases, one towards the end of the season." read more

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An innovative all-paper packaging with various shapes and openings designed to enhance consumer perception and extend product shelf-life. Verona-based company Odorizzi, a founding member of the La Grande Bellezza Italiana (LGBI) business network, initiated research in 2017 on this type of packaging. read more

The greenhouses that were once full of fruit-bearing vegetables are now being used to grow various cabbage crops, as well as onions and leeks. These plants are not grown for consumption, but for seed production. Bastiaan Borst, a former chrysanthemum grower, and his son Timo have ventured into seed production in these greenhouses. read more

Urban Organic Farming Community (UOFC) held its Vegetable Market Day at Klipspruit West Secondary School, showcasing the initial harvest of organic vegetables, including beetroot, spinach, garlic, spring onions, and carrots. Attendees were exposed to products such as homemade Ubuntu spinach dip. read more

Industrial Auctions is providing the chance to purchase Dawtona's entire onion sorting and packaging line situated in Leszno, Poland. The online auction includes various machinery such as infeed bunkers, inspection tables, an onion neck topper, brusher, screen grader, filler, weighing machine, read more

Not only radicchio, peaches and nectarines, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, but also a completely Italian onion. The new harvest of the Italian season of the golden onion of the Great Italian Beauty has begun. Perusi, founding partner of the business network that combines national productions of... read more

In traditional retail outlets (excluding discounters), organic yellow onions were sold for 5.70 CHF (6.97 USD) per kilogram in April. Non-organic yellow onions, on the other hand, were priced at 1.68 CHF (2.05 USD) per kilogram. The price difference between organic and non-organic onions was therefore 4.02 CHF. read more

Spanish onion growers and exporters are still dealing with uncertainty due to high domestic prices, the cost of first Dutch onions, and import prices of Peruvian sweet onions. The weather this year has led to a general shortage of domestic onions in the Spanish regions of Andalusia. read more

The onion harvest at Premium Fresh in Tasmania is over for another season. "Our own crop is down on yield, but up in quality this season," said Jim Ertler, from Premium Fresh. "All of our onions have already arrived in the EU. The market was ok, but there was a lot of domestic supply still." read more

Spring onions are grown 365 days a year at Thorndon Park Produce in South Australia on 5 hectares of land. "The current crop in the fields is looking good now that we have finished with the crop that was in its early stages of growth during the." read more