Source: MAPA.
“Onion prices started to rise two years ago and have remained very attractive since then throughout the campaign, encouraging many people to plant them this year,” says David. “In a way, it could be said that this has truncated that ‘resurgence’ we had seen in the onion sector, with the supply currently not aligned with the demand.”
“Right now, prices at origin amount to between 10 and 15 cents per kilo, which doesn’t even cover the production costs. In supermarkets, prices are still high, as they are taking advantage of the high prices of earlier, so we don’t know if this drop in the prices at origin will be passed on to the retail and the final consumer, who continues to pay high prices for onions.”
“At the same time, supermarkets appear to be extending the period in which they only work with imports from Peru, Chile, New Zealand and even China. This is pushing prices up and harming the domestic product. Nevertheless, while we keep talking about supermarkets, the processing industry is also an important destination for the crop.”
“30% of the onions produced in Spain, or even a higher percentage, are intended for industrial processing. The prices paid these years, which are too high for the industry, drove many processors to buy their raw material cheaper in other countries, because in the processing sector, prices are a decisive factor. Now, in the context of a very mature and stable consumer market, if that 30% of the up to 1.4 million tons of onions produced in Spain does not sell out, we should start giving a boost to exports, since the industry will continue to buy cheap onions, regardless of whether they are Spanish or not.”
“Compared to the rest of Europe, Spain has a very interesting window from May to July; a period when the producing countries, mainly the Netherlands, only market onions that have been stored in chambers for about 7 months.”
“We can deliver truly fresh onions of superior quality to Europe and we must try and make the most of it, especially if you have varieties with the right firmness, color and shelf life, also in the early and extra-early segments, like we do at Agriseeds.”
For more information:
Agriseeds Ibérica S.L.
Av. Cortes Valencianas, 28-1.º B
Valencia – Spain
Tel.: (+34) 961 204 342
[email protected]
https://agriseeds.es
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