date:May 18, 2016
The export of onions was not at a particularly high level in recent weeks. The market is currently leaning slightly more towards demand, possibly as a result of the Ramadan, but that will only be a brief bump. Overseas export is fairly poor, says William Nannes of J.P. Beemsterboer Food Traders. Export figures fluctuate around 13,000 tonnes per week. Together we will have to have weeks of 16,000 to 18,000 tonnes per week in order to get rid of everything.
The bale price of onions is currently b