Onion

The topic of onion shortages in the region continues to be the main one on the agenda, according to EastFruit experts. As we previously reported, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan all banned onion exports. Now another country of the region, Kyrgyzstan, has been added to the list of onion
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In the current arable crop estimate, the Dutch statistical office CBS estimates the gross yield of seed onions in 2022 at 1.2 million tonnes. This would be the lowest value since 2018. read more

A wave of bans on exports of fresh vegetables in the countries of Central Asia continues. After some deliberation, EastFruit team reports that Tajikistan decided to also ban exports to prevent local prices from soaring even more. Market participants learned about the export ban from the press
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In Auckland, piles of onions washed onto the roads as a result of the floods. Fields with pumpkins, garlic, onions and other crops in Pukekohe were still partly flooded yesterday afternoon, nearly three days after the peak of the storm. Roads and fields were damaged and crops washed into ditches
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A wave of bans on exports of fresh vegetables in the countries of Central Asia continues. Tajikistan has decided to also ban exports to prevent local prices from soaring even more. Market participants learned about the export ban from the press conference of the Minister of Agriculture of
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The fresh vegetables business, which was sold for US$293m subject to certain adjustments, includes the processing and sale of whole produce such as iceberg, romaine lettuce, leaf lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, celery, asparagus, artichokes, according to Dole,
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According to EastFruit analysts, the wholesale price of onions in Tajikistan continues to grow rapidly, renewing previous records. Literally in one day, wholesale prices for onions increased by 1 TJS, which is equivalent to 8 US cents or an increase of 13% during 24 hrs. Prices have already
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Onions sell at Rs250 per kg in Karachi markets. In other parts of the country, the rate hovers between Rs200-320 due to limited arrivals from Sindh and Balochistan crops and additional taxes on import of the staple food item. The national average of onion prices on the week ending Jan 26 was
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Just 1,900 tons of the authorized 5,000 tons of imported onions have arrived as the Department of Agriculture's (DA) deadline for the importations passed on Friday. read more

According to the results of December 2022, prices for fresh vegetables in Kazakhstan increased by almost 20% over the year. read more

As EastFruit price monitoring shows, prices for carrots have been rising on the Moldovan fruit and vegetable market for two weeks in a row now. After a slight and short decline caused by a reduction in consumer demand for all vegetables of the so called “borscht set” (potatoes, carrots,
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This year the early onion season in Poland starts earlier than in 2021. Which does not mean that this year's start is early at all. No, in relation to the "norm" it is also delayed, but much less than a year ago. Then, the first batches of winter onions appeared only in the second decade of June. read more

More young vegetables from domestic crops are appearing on local wholesale markets in Poland. Interestingly, despite not the best weather, their trade is starting earlier than a year ago. read more

The domestic offer of new vegetables is consistently expanding on the fresh market in Poland. Of course, these are vegetables from under high cover at this early stage and their supply is limited, but the situation is very dynamic and if the weather is favourable, the availability of this offer will increase rapidly. read more

The volume of vegetable exports from Poland in 2021 broke the downward trend of the previous two years, but it was not above the level of 2018 (the last year of the previous growth period, started in 2015). read more

Spring this year has brought quite a few changes in the prices of vegetables in the Polish large wholesale market. Not all of these changes are increases, because some vegetables are doing poorly and demand for them remains limited. What about onions and their prices? read more

On Thursday 10 March 2022, the directors of Growers United launched the Sustainable Together scheme. Growers United interprets Sustainable Together as increasing the sustainability of the supply chain from the grower to the point of sale. read more

After the outbreak of war in Ukraine, prices of basic vegetables started to strengthen. The Polish market has seen increased demand from importers from Ukraine. The prices of vegetables that are part of the basic Ukrainian or Belarusian borsch set - white cabbage, carrots and beetroot - went up. But there is one exception - onions, which wholesale prices in Poland refuse to rise. read more

This is not good news for consumers, but next season vegetable prices in Poland will have to rise or vegetables may disappear from the offer, as their production will become unprofitable and farmers will go bankrupt if they do not raise prices. read more

The volume of onion exports from Poland in the 2021/2022 season (from August to November 2021) amounted to 45.6 thousand tonnes. read more