The figures for the first half of the Dutch export season have been released. Just like last year Senegal, the Ivory Coast, and Great Britain are the Netherlands' three most important export countries. Last season, these three countries took 42% of the total volume of Dutch export onions. This percentage has now increased to 46%.
The top 10 export countries are still good for 70% of Dutch onions. This percentage has not changed since last year. In total, this product has been exported to 118 countries.
In the same period last year, Dutch onions went to 134 countries. The total volume of this year's onion exports (up to week 52) has decreased by 17,3%.
Here is an overview of the first half of the 2018-2019 export season:
Senegal 124.869 (1)
Ivory Coast 81.560 (2)
Great Britain 57.251 (3)
Guinee 30.694 (7)
Mali 21.416 (6)
Indonesia 21.411 (9)
Mauritania 20.640 (5)
Belgium 18.208 (10)
Gambia 13.269 (11)
Germany 12.045 (18)
NB: the bracketed numbers show the country's position in 2017-2018.
Source: Onion Today