date:May 10, 2016
ted to import large quantities of onions, perhaps because local production decreased. This year, from the beginning of May, the situation eased out. Our export programmes run until the middle of November. In total we ship around 5,000 metric tons of onions a year. Europes largest onion supplier remains to be India. We can only fill in certain gaps in Indian supply. If Indias onion shipments are less, only then do European buyers buy from China. Generally, buyers like the quality of Indian onions