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Germany: Crop area with spring sown onions slightly expanded in 2023
(AMI) - According to the annual survey of the German Onion Association (Fachverband Deutsche Speisezwiebel e.V.) in cooperation with AMI, it emerges that in 2023 slightly more seed for spring sown onions (+ 5 %) was sold than in the previous year. Read more »
Germany: Crop area with onions reduced significantly
(AMI) - After the strong expansion of planting in the previous year, the cultivation of spring sown onions in Germany has decreased in 2022. The survey by the Fachverband Deutsche Speisezwiebel e.V. in cooperation with AMI shows that about 8% less spring onion seed was sold in Germany for sowing in 2022 than in the previous season. This means that the crop area with spring sown onions is also likely to fall by the same order of magnitude. Winter sown onions and set onions are not included in this survey. Read more »
Germany: Onion production at high level
(AMI) - The German Onion production 2021 is characterized by an increase in crop area and production. According to the final crop data of the Federal Statistical Office, the area under cultivation with onions has been expanded by 18% to 14,479 ha in 2021. Never before has there been such a strong increase in area. Read more »
Senegal: Import ban comes into force again
(AMI) - As in other years, Senegal again imposed an import ban on onions in January 2022. This interrupted the export season of the Netherlands to the West African country until the end of the harvest and storage season there in August. This is the case every year. e. Read more »
Delayed start of onion harvest in many parts of Europe
(AMI) - A cold and, in many areas, wet spring has had an impact on the development of onion crops in the northern growing regions of Europe. The situation in southern Europe was quite different. In Spain, a major producing country, conditions were largely ideal. These are the results of the Mid-Summer Meeting 2021 of the Euronion working group. The meeting took place at the end of June. Read more »
Germany: Cultivation of summer sown onions has increased
(AMI) - Following a slight reduction in the previous year, the cultivation of summer sown onions in Germany was expanded somewhat in 2019. After the short crop 2018/19 this had to be expected. The survey carried out by Fachverband Deutsche Speisezwiebel e.V. in cooperation with AMI shows that about 7% more summer onion seed was sold in Germany for sowing in 2019 than in the previous season. It is likely that the area with summer onion crop has increased by the same amount. However, the volume of sold onion seeds did not reach a record level; it had already been higher in 2016. Winter sown onions and set onions are not included in this survey. Read more »
Surface of summer sown onions has decreased slightly
(AMI) - Like in previous years the German onion association "Fachverband Deutsche Speisezwiebel e.V." and AMI analyzed the sales of onion seed for the spring sown varieties. In previous years the connection between sales of seeds and sown surface was very close. Since seed sales decreased about 3 % in 2018, acreage of summer sown onions will probably decline in the same range. The inquiry does not include winter sown onions and set onions. Read more »
EU-Onion crop 2017/18 not much smaller than previous year
(AMI) - Onion harvest in the EU-28, at 6.0 million T in 2017/18, will be just around 1% smaller than in the previous season. However, it must be taken into account that harvest estimates usually determine gross quantities. Read more »
Surface with onions has increased in the Netherlands
(AMI) - The Dutch statistical office (CBS) has published a first estimation of the onion area 2017. According to this estimate onion surface 2017/18 amounts to 34,930 ha, an increase of 4 %. In comparison to 2016/17. The 5-year average is surpassed by 15 %. It is the highest onion area in the Netherlands ever recorded. Read more »
EU: Onion production 2016/17 back to high levels
(AMI) - The onion production for the season 2016/17 in the EU will reach 6.01 million tons, an increase of 9 % compared to last year. Two years ago onion production was already at a comparable level. This year's amount will only miss the record level of 2011/12 by 100,000 t. Read more »
Dutch Exports at record high
(AMI) - From the beginning of the season up to the end of the year onion exports from the Netherlands reached 596,000 T in 2015. This is 8 % more than the year before and about 25 % more than 2013 and a record level. Read more »
8 % less Onions in Europe
(AMI) - The Onion crop 2015/16 in the European Union is estimated at 5.45 Mio. t, that is 8 % lower than in the previous season. The crop will probably also stay slightly below (-3 %) the 5 year average. Average sizes are smaller, but this leaves a higher percentage in the preferred size range for supermarket packs. Read more »
Germany: Acreage of spring sown onions 2015 has increased
(AMI) - Like in previous years the German onion association "Fachverband Deutsche Speisezwiebel e.V." and AMI analyzed the sales of onion seed for the spring sown varieties. Since seed sales increased about 4 %, acreage of summer sown onions will probably rise in the same range. The inquiry does not include winter sown onions and set onions. Read more »
Europe: Smaller onion crops ahead?
(AMI) - Lower yields than last year are reported from many onion growing regions in Europe. This is associated with a high share of small sized onions in the early spring sown varieties. The main reasons for the lower yields are a later start and a drought in many regions. Reliable estimations concerning the later crops are not yet available, the weather circumstances of the coming weeks will be crucial for this. However it seems a safe bet, that yields will not reach the high level of last year. Read more »