President Marcos has approved limiting onion traders to bring down prices in the Philippines
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved several initiatives proposed by Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual to help regulate the soaring prices of onions in the Philippines. This is as the DTI

71,000 kilos of smuggled onions buried
As consumers continue to suffer from high prices of onions in local markets due to alleged lack of supply, the government just disposed of over 71,000 kilos of smuggled bulbs in Zamboanga City.

Onion exports appear to be banned and import duty zeroed in Azerbaijan, too
The onion hysteria in the region has led to a wave of export bans, and it reached Azerbaijan. As EastFruit analysts have already reported, the exports of very expensive onions were banned by

“Overall spring onion quantity will decrease over the coming weeks”
The Egyptian spring onion season has been smooth so far. However, thanks to the weather conditions, challenges in terms of availability might be coming up soon, says Mai Yassin, export manager at

Onion auctions set up to protect farmers from exploitation
Intent on protecting farmers from exploitation, authorities in Karatu District, Arusha region, are finalising the introduction of onion auctions. The idea has been well received by onion farmers

Onion prices are rising fast in Moldova
Onion prices in Moldova started increasing in the third decade of January. Prices for onions of all quality categories have risen by 10-12%, up to 9-10 MDL/kg ($0.48-0.53/kg). Until now, the

Current wholesale vegetable prices - Bronisze market [6.02.2023].
We present the current prices of vegetables that producers can expect at the wholesale market in Broniszach near Warsaw on 6 February 2023. The beginning of the week is marked by an increase in

Onion prices in Ukraine hit an all-time record in the history of country’s independence
Selling prices for onions in Ukraine set another record last week, breaking the mark of 30 UAH/kg ($0.82/kg), EastFruit project analysts report. Undoubtedly, the increase in the segment will

Uzbekistan introduced a temporary ban on onion exports
Just a few days after Kazakhstan imposed a ban on the export of onions, Uzbekistan announced a temporary restriction on onion exports, too, EastFruit experts report. “In order to reduce

First shipments of the Egyptian onion season depart next week, as the European market is in short supply
Onion stocks are down in Europe in a time of disruption across the major origins of this crop. In New Zealand, floods have washed away onion fields, and many CIS countries, such as Uzbekistan,

Wholesale prices on onions have reached record-high levels in Georgia
In January 2023, Georgia has imported the highest volume of onions for January at least since 2014. Wholesale prices have gone up – which was expected. Key suppliers of onions were Georgia’s

Gross seed onion yield down 17.2 percent
In 2022, the gross yield of Dutch seed onions was 17.2 percent lower than in the previous year. This is evident from the definitive crop estimates conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).