Onion

At the meeting on June 5th, Unapa, the Emilia-Romagna Region, and the commercial operators who signed the Framework Agreement for the sale of fresh consumption potatoes participated, confirming the strategic role of the supply chain in the national agri-food sector. With the closing... read more

A class of schoolchildren from Kent, the Year 6 Boyce class at Joy Lane Primary School in Whitstable, has won the Beano's 2026 competition to find Britain's funniest class with a joke about onion rings. Their winning joke was: "I didn't think food could make calls, but then: boom! Onion rings!" read more

Senegal continues to struggle with post-harvest losses in onions, potatoes, and other vegetables due to limited storage capacity, high temperatures, and seasonal oversupply. Research cited by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) shows that onion losses typically average around 40%, but can increase to as much as 60%. read more

The onion is one of those products that continue to find space in the shopping cart even when prices rise. It's not an impulse purchase, nor a product tied to fleeting trends: it's a basic, versatile ingredient used all year round and difficult to replace. read more

Brothers Gerwin and Rudi Luimes from Marknesse cultivate seed potatoes, ware potatoes, onions, chicory, carrots, and wheat on approximately 175 hectares in the Noordoostpolder. Despite the current low agricultural commodity prices, Gerwin Luimes remains composed. "Fortunately, we read more