Onion

The surge in international demand for Egyptian onions has caused prices on the domestic Egyptian market to rise to an unbearable level for consumers, prompting the government to ban exports from October 1 until the end of the year. Two weeks after the export ban, Bahaa Rajab, chief marketing
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On October 10, Syracuse, UT based Onions 52, Inc. announced plans to expand operations to the east coast; with a distribution and packing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio set to be fully operational beginning early 2024. With existing FOB shipping locations in Utah, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Texas,
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"Our export destinations are currently not very busy," says Rene Tiggelman of the Dutch company Javala. "For example, customers in Africa are reserved because of the high prices. They order, but less. For now, clients in the Far East are mainly buying their onions from China. We've shipped some
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"It's hitting some snags," is how Tjerk Nagel of Konaxx Onions describes the Dutch onion market in a nutshell." We're dealing with the aftermath of last season's sky-high prices. We're selling onions for €0.50/kg as if that's quite normal. Until last year, we'd not thought that possible. Yet,
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There are several projects on which Nunhems, the Vegetable Seeds division of Basf, is working, and at Fruit Attraction, with Claudia Iannarella, the company's account manager produce chain, we took stock of two in particular: Sunions, the onion that doesn't tear, already distributed
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The 15th edition of Cool Logistic Global is taking place this week in the picturesque Italian city of Genoa. The Ports of Genoa are four ports under a single port authority – Vado Ligure, Savona, Pra’ and Genoa. Together, they form a major regional import and export hub read more

Koppert Spain is achieving excellent results in the biological control of pests and diseases in outdoor crops such as onions, leeks and garlic. The main geographical areas of operation are the regions of Castilla-León and Castilla-La Mancha, in the centre and north of the country,
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The Dutch red onion market has never been this tight. "The onions are much smaller on average, so yields are disappointing, and there are no supers (75+) anywhere. With a 24% shrinkage in acreage, there are too few onions left in the Netherlands," says Carl van de Wiel of Agro Centre Holland. read more

Tropea Katsu is the name of the Japanese recipe prepared by chef Hirohiko Shoda and is one of the dishes presented in the cooking shows hosted during the three-day Tropea Experience, which celebrates the renowned Cipolla Rossa Igp (Red Onion Igp), which closed recently. A product that helps
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Tropea Katsu is the name of the Japanese recipe prepared by chef Hirohiko Shoda and is one of the dishes presented in the cooking shows hosted during the three-day Tropea Experience, which celebrates the renowned Cipolla Rossa Igp (Red Onion Igp), which closed recently. A product that helps
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Sunions®, the only onion on the market that doesn't make you cry, will be the star of the showcooking led by Rodrigo de la Calle, chef of the Michelin-starred restaurant El Invernadero, at Fruit Attraction. On 5th October, at 13:00 hours in the Factoría Chef, the
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The British Onions Producer Association announces the return of the Technical Event and Agronomy Trials for 2023, hosted by NIAB. This event promises a day filled with valuable insights and opportunities for networking within the onion industry. read more

The new persimmon and chestnut campaign has started, onions are still on record prices while Italian lettuces continue to fall. New apple varieties continue to arrive in the markets, most recently the Stark Delicious. For plums, the latest entry is the Angeleno. It is about to
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In the first half of the year, the average y-o-y growth in Serbian consumer prices was 15.3%. Products that had the biggest impact on the growth of total consumer prices included vegetables. The y-o-y increase in the price of vegetables (30.7%) was predominantly determined by the price of
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A brief hiccup disrupted the implementation of the 3-month ban on onion exports, announced by the Egyptian government on September 20 with immediate effect. Acting on the Egyptian Trade Minister's decision, Egyptian Customs issued their circular #116 banning onion exports, only to issue circular
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The 2023 French yellow onion campaign looks more promising than in 2022, which was “catastrophic” in terms of volumes and prices. Olivier Magaud describes the current issues faced by Solema-Luzo, a French company specialized in alliums. read more

Until very recently, Egyptian onion exports have been thriving globally, especially in Europe, in a context of declining supply worldwide? read more

The global onion market is currently in a tumultuous situation in many markets, for the most part due to the unpredictable weather in production countries. In the Netherlands, despite high prices, concerns linger about the quality of Dutch sowing onions and unpaid invoices from the previous
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According to Fermín Utrilla, from Biodiversa, the onion acreage in Castile-La Mancha is expected to shrink compared to previous years due to the high rental prices of land for cultivation and the higher costs of electricity, diesel, fertilizers, etc. "The sector expects normal yields; Albacete,
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Until very recently, Egyptian onion exports have been thriving globally, especially in Europe, in a context of declining supply worldwide. read more