Onion

Officers of the Indirect Tax Administration at the Šamac Customs Office have impounded 18 tons of potatoes that were smuggled into Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the customs office, the importer declared a shipment of red onions for import customs clearance. read more

According to information from EastFruit analysts that has not yet been officially confirmed, Turkey, which a year ago introduced a ban on onion and potato exports, unexpectedly lifted it for onions. We have not yet been able to find confirmation from official sources, however, several market
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The 2017 edition of the International Onion Industry Meeting was attended by more than 650 participants from 14 different nationalities, achieving its objective of serving as a meeting point for the entire sector and a place to provide knowledge of the different means and ways to
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In the Netherlands, most organic onions are still in the ground, and looking ahead, Green Organics' Robbert Blok expects below-average yields. "Organic onion acreage has remained fairly stable, but we had quite an unusual growing season. Yields will, thus, not be great in the Netherlands or the
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The state of US onion exports this season is a story of challenges and opportunities, as shared by Stu Follen of SL Follen Company. Despite facing hurdles, the industry is making strides in foreign markets, driven by favorable factors that are helping regain sales traction compared to the
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With a final area slightly higher than last year, reaching almost 22,000 hectares, it does not reach the levels of 2021 when we exceeded 26,000 hectares and is still below the average of the last 5 years, which is set at 24,021 hectares. read more

Marni Fruit warns colleagues in the fruit and vegetable sector about fraudulent trading under the name France Distribution SAS. "A person posing as Remi Allard places orders under this false name. He uses this email signature: read more

"The quality of Italian onions is low this year, there's no disguising that. And there is very little product circulating because of the high percentage of waste already in the field and that which is likely to occur while being stored. The high prices for this period are therefore justified,"
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Waterman Onions celebrated its 25th anniversary with staff, friends, and family this week. "We celebrated all year long," says Wim Waterman with a smile. read more

The arrival of the first airlifted produce in week 42 marks the start of this year's spring onion campaign in Egypt. The initial signs at the start of the new season are all positive, reports Sarwat Radwan, managing director of AKL Exofresh and Egypt specialist. "The demand for the first flight
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The storage of this year's onion harvest is coming to an end and the main potato harvest has also been completed in the Freiburg area. "We were very satisfied with the early potato harvest this year. With the storage potatoes, however, we had massive problems with wastage and rot, which is why
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A team of researchers from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) is partnering with colleagues from Texas A&M University to find more effective production practices for organic onion growers in the southern United States where short-day onions
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"Exports are quite well spread but the high prices make for slightly more competition on the global market. That's from places like China and Egypt in destinations such as Malaysia. Egypt has onions in Africa, too. So, trade's not steaming ahead like it did last season," says Tim van Haandel of
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EastFruit analysts receive many questions from market participants regarding the prospects for onion pricing. People ask what is better: selling onions now or storing them until winter or even spring? read more

EastFruit analysts receive many questions from market participants regarding the prospects for onion pricing. People ask what is better: selling onions now or storing them until winter or even spring? read more

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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