January is traditionally a quiet month in the onion market. Dutch onion traders are currently in the transition between export seasons, now that Senegal has closed its market to imported onions in ord…

More onions, larger sizes, better quality. After the dramatic 2018 season in Europe and the almost empty market in 2019, this year's yields are again average. The cold stores in Europe being filled …

  Growers have seen their yields down by 40 per cent following a year of extreme weather fluctuations The British onion crop has taken a 40 per cent hit after harvesting this autumn has revealed the…

Will the 2018/2019 season be the most exciting onion campaign in years? Worldwide, the weather has had a major impact on the harvests. Not only Europe was plagued by heat, the mercury also rose high i…

Most farmers suffered heavy losses “The onion season in Gansu starts each year in June and finishes in mid-November. This season is nearly over and the market performance is worrying. The average pri…

Jivan Produce managing director and local grower Bharat Jivan talks about urban development absorbing the growing fields around Pukekohe. You don't have to be a soil scientist to see that the dirt ar…

A delay in planting and unfavorable summer growing conditions have resulted in a drop in onion production in the Pacific northwest region. Planting was delayed due to weather and growers had a shorter…

Miscellaneous reports from the onion sector make it impossible to summarise the situation in one sentence. Some countries expect shortages, although for a variety of reasons. The poor market last year…

Researchers extract cancer-fighting properties from Ontario grown onions New research at the University of Guelph has found a way to safely extract the free-radical fighting properties of Ontario-gro…

White rot forecast model for Tasmania’s onions Suzie Jones, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture 28 Sep 2017, 8:30 a.m.   TIA is working to help predict white rot and improve the onion crop  The Ta…

"The early dry weather in South Korea has led to a decrease in the onion production of 30%, compared to last year. This brings about new opportunities for the Chinese onion export," states Mr. Green B…

Slight increase in Dutch onion area Prices for yellow onions are slumping quite a bit this season, yet growers have not decided to change their building plans. In fact, the area even expanded a bit, …

A New Zealand onion and carrot exporter admits weather and European trade windows have made it a challenging season.Harvest Fresh exports over 30,000 tonnes of onions from New Zealand and Australia, a…

Prices for fruit and vegetables have soared in the past year with vegetable prices increasing and carrots hitting record high prices. Food prices increased 2.2 per cent in total in the year to Februar…