Ukraine: onion prices down due to growing supply of new domestic crop
The supply of domestic early onions is currently much higher than the demand, reports EastFruit. Thus, a seasonal rise in the supply forces Ukrainian farmers to actively reduce their prices for

Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement leads to tariff cuts for Australian onions
Europe’s current high onion prices are driven by the heatwave and drought in last summer’s growing season. Tariff cuts under the A-UKFTA, which came into effect on 31 May 2023, are enabling

“It’s been a mad dash to get orders in before the July 4th holiday next week”
MARKETCentral Valley, CA/New Mexico:John Vlahandreas with Wada Farms provided his report from his Salem, OR, office on June 28. “It’s been a mad dash to get orders in before the July 4th

Continuous rains affect Navi Mumbai onion prices
Traders at the onion and potato market of the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Vashi have incurred huge losses when tons of onions got soaked in rain. Most of the goods could no

Mitolo Family Farms and Detpak bag sustainable Australian packaging innovation
Australia’s potato and onion category player Mitolo Family Farms has partnered with Coles as well as global innovators in sustainable packaging solutions Detpak to create what is believed to be

“The onion industry deserves more recognition"
This week, Minister Jo-Anne Marie Luxton, Minister of Customs and Associate Minister for Agriculture and Education, gave a speech, focused on the Sustainable Food and Fibres Future Project. She

Onion bubble: What will farmers do with all these onions from August onwards?
According to EastFruit analysts, many countries in the region have dramatically expanded the area under onions under the influence of record prices and strong demand for this crop in the markets

Egyptian onion exports to UK almost reach record high
Egypt shipped 19,400 tonnes of onions to the UK in the first nine months of the current MY 2022/23 (August-July). Such a volume has turned out to be almost record high for this period, but the

Onion bubble – what will farmers do with all these onions from August onwards?
According to EastFruit analysts, many countries in the region have dramatically expanded the area under onions under the influence of record prices and strong demand for this crop in the markets

The Red Onion of Tropea protagonist on Rai 2
The Tropea Red Onion is gaining space in the national media. In recent days it has been the protagonist of a special episode of Pizza Doc, a Rai 2 television format presented by Tinto and Monica

Bejo tackles internal damage at a conference on onions
Bejo has held a productive day for all those attending with a single aim, to talk about improving the quality of Spanish onions. To do this, the seed company surrounded itself with specialists who

AMI: First German onions ready for marketing
An abundant market supply of European onions in the 2021/22 season was followed by an extremely tight crop year. This was and is still being felt in price terms from production to consumer. The

In Kazakhstan, they plan to stabilize seasonal prices for onions
The measures to combat seasonal price surges for onions in Kazakhstan were discussed in the Majilis (lower house of parliament). Agriculture Minister Erbol Karashukeev stated that onion production

High demand for Egyptian onions drives up prices
The Egyptian onion season is ongoing in a context of rising demand and lower volumes than last year, driving up prices and presaging an increase in acreage next season. Mohammad Hassan, Sales

Tighter supply of onions out of California

New machines to handle over 1 million weekly packs for UK company
Stourgarden, a UK company that started in 1995 and now handles more than one million packs of onions per week, has recently purchased Newtec’s weighing machines to address their weighing and

Condifresco: 'Let's move the aisle with disruptive displays' #hortfruitvoice
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Uzbekistan exports record volumes of onions to the EU, Eastern Europe and Asia
According to EastFruit analysts Uzbekistan profited from the tight onion supply situation in Europe and Middle East in a big way. After lifting export restrictions from March 15, 2023 and through

"Enough rain is all that can cool down the hot start of the new onion season"
Waterman Onions loaded the last 'air' onions this week. The rest will come from cooled crates. "And, thus, the scenario imagined in February - onions would run out in April - didn't materialize

Uzbekistan exports record volumes of onions to the EU, Eastern Europe and Asia
According to EastFruit analysts Uzbekistan profited from the tight onion supply situation in Europe and Middle East in a big way. After lifting export restrictions from March 15, 2023 and through

Germany: 'New Zealand onions scarce and expensive'
The market of table potatoes from previous harvests is almost empty. Peeling companies are absorbing the remaining lots. Imported goods are meanwhile very scarce and very expensive. According to

Filipino officials look to create 'onion competitiveness enhancement fund'
In the Filipino House of Representatives, a bill providing for an Onion Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (OCEF) has been proposed. House agriculture and food panel chairperson Mark Enverga of

“There's an artificial downward pressure on prices that is not in line with the market situation”
Drought played a key role in the development of the onion season. "Last year, production in Europe suffered enormously. There were issues in the Netherlands, Europe's leading onion producer,

"The availability of new potatoes is lower, which determines a lively market"
There is a general lag abroad with regard to the main campaigns, not only for summer fruits, but also for new potatoes and onions. "Consumption is in line for new potatoes. The availability of

Egypt will commence onion and citrus exports to Philippines and Uzbekistan on June 15
According to Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayed Al Qusseir, the nation will start exporting onions and citrus to the Philippines and Uzbekistan on June 15. Egyptian