Onion

EastFruit analysts draw attention to another extension of the ban on onion exports, recently announced by the Indian government. The previous onion export ban was introduced in December 2023 and was valid until March 31, 2024, but it has now been extended for an indefinite period. The government
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Commerce Minister Jam Kamal has suggested a complete ban on exporting onion, banana, and other goods to steady their prices in Pakistan. He said this during a Price Control Coordination Committee meeting chaired by Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi earlier this week. The committee, led by the
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EastFruit analysts draw attention to another extension of the ban on onion exports, recently announced by the Indian government. The previous onion export ban was introduced in December 2023 and was valid until March 31, 2024, but it has now been extended for an indefinite period. read more

Despite sky-high expectations, the onion season seems to be fizzling out. "The significantly lower prices have not yet resulted in additional orders. Some onions are heading to Eastern Europe, but frankly, that's hardly worth mentioning. In this declining market, many customers are waiting
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The New Zealand-European Union Free Trade Agreement will deliver a major boost to the horticulture sector when it comes into force later this year. Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Nadine Tunley says onion and kiwifruit growers stand to benefit from tariff savings. "Based on last year's
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Despite sky-high expectations, the onion season seems to be fizzling out. "The significantly lower prices have not yet resulted in additional orders. Some onions are heading to Eastern Europe, but frankly, that's hardly worth mentioning. In this declining market, many customers are waiting
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The New Zealand-European Union Free Trade Agreement will deliver a major boost to the horticulture sector when it comes into force later this year. Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Nadine Tunley says onion and kiwifruit growers stand to benefit from tariff savings. "Based on last year's
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While asparagus cultivation in Lower Saxony continues to decline, the cultivation of onions has continued to grow in importance. Compared to the previous year, the total quantity of vegetables harvested increased by 11%, while the size of the vegetable cultivation area in Lower Saxony
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HarvestEye is a technology that has been developed over a number of years that enables those within Potato and Onion supply chains to access data insight into size and variation at a field, variety and even at a grower level. The idea was born out of the challenge facing most within the sector
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Kazakh farmers have encountered serious problems in exporting onions, leading to an excess of produce on the domestic market. Warehouses are overflowing, and agricultural producers are forced to either destroy their harvest or use it as animal feed due to the lack of demand abroad. Deputy and… read more

A well-known grower/shipper of Rio Grande Valley onions and a major player in the Mexican onion deal changed hands recently when Don Ed Holmes sold The Onion House in Weslaco to Lance Neuhaus. Lance, a lifelong farmer and longtime John Deere equipment dealer in the RGV, told Onion Business on
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CHV's Croptimum is an innovative activator based on purified plant molecules that is attracting a lot of interest from manufacturers and others. Its peculiarity is the active ingredient: a molecule from the onion (QQ2) that reacts with Glutathione, among the most
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Smits Uien and Mol Fresh Food have joined forces. Together, these Dutch companies boast over 150 years of onion processing experience. "This merger marks the beginning of a promising collaboration, with a focus on service, quality, and expertise," the parties announced. A solid foundation"By
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The new Italian garlic campaign will start in June and volumes are not expected to increase on the agricultural front. Francesco Delfanti, sales director of the company of the same name, which specialises in the production of garlic, onions and shallots, explains why.
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EastFruit analysts report a general decline in onion prices across the region last week, a trend that defies expectations given the commencement of the new onion harvest in Central Asia's southern territories and the persistent shortage of onions in Western EU nations. Last week, wholesale
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The strawberry campaign continues with high volumes. New potatoes are on sale: Sicilian potatoes are arriving in Italian markets. The green asparagus campaign takes off.Good moment for beets, with abundant production. Critical situation for Italian onions, the
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The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, in its First Advance Estimates, anticipates a decline in onion and potato production for the 2023-24 period. Onion production is projected to decrease by approximately 15%, totaling around 25.47 million tons, a drop from the previous year's
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EastFruitanalysts report a general decline in onion prices across the region last week, a trend that defies expectations given the commencement of the new onion harvest in Central Asia’s southern territories and the persistent shortage of onions in Western EU nations. read more

The Dutch onion export market is not very lively at present. "We're simply too expensive. An unhealthy sentiment has crept into that trade. It's been bothersome this whole year, and our sector is staring itself blind against it," says Tjerk Nagel of Konaxx Onions. "Current prices aren't
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With immediate effect and until the end of Ramadan, the export of bananas to Iran and Afghanistan will be suspended or restricted. The export of onions to countries in the Middle East and the Gulf region will also be stopped. These instructions were issued to the
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