Analysis Onions
Onion sorters need to put all hands on deck for a while
In the trade at the grower's, it's a bit quieter and the office exporters have the busiest period behind them. That was different for the average sorter. With many permanent staff taking vacation next week, it was a busy week to get the work done. A lot of work is usually good for the mood. Is that also reflected this week in DCA Benchmark Price for packed onions?
The mood in a market is and remains particularly difficult to grasp. Week 48 was a nice busy week, but the whole frenzy subsided a bit according to exporters and sorters in that week. Now that the export figures are known for that week and over 40,000 were simply shipped, you could say it was still quite crazy. Because this season relatively more conventional boats are used instead of containers in the export, it sometimes builds up. This can therefore result in a somewhat distorted picture.
Last week it seemed that this week would be a bit quieter. In practice, this week is simply busy. This could also be a bit distorted. As mentioned: next week, various sorters will be closed or operating on a limited basis. Therefore, a lot of work has been brought forward this week.
Quality remains a point of attention
Quality of the onions is and remains a point of attention. Good, not too fine onions that may have been bought a bit expensive from the grower pay off double now. "Now you want to process a lot of onions quickly and you don't want to deal with onions that require extra work", according to a sorter.
The triplets and mediums show a small increase in the DCA Packed Onion Price this week. Triplets are lagging a bit behind, but everything from 45 mm upwards is quite close together. For the large, white onions, there is indeed a nice increase for certain destinations. This only applies to pallet work according to sorters.
