According to this buyer, the situation is not likely to improve anytime soon. "There would have to be a lot more demand from somewhere like Brazil. Current exports are not, however, suggesting this and I do not see that scenario playing out at the moment. The onions will come, especially if we have a late spring. We are plodding along, but things have been easier."
"The problem is that grower prices are pretty much fixed. These prices are causing pressure - there is the export week with 15,000 tonnes, at most but packers who have a sorting capacity of 35,000 tonnes", says William. "There are also large price differences between large and medium-sized onions. This slows sales as buyers do not want to sit with a whole lot of medium-sized product."
For more information:
William Nannes
J.P. Beemsterboer Food Traders
+31 (0) 226 396 408
[email protected]
www.beemsterboer.nl
