The production of onions in Senegal has risen from 120,000 to 200,000 tons per year. As a consequence of the overproduction the prices tumbled from 3.71 €/kg to 1.86 €/kg, a decrease of 50%.
Amadou Ning, minister of Trade, has appointed an inter professional commission, which will look to broaden and save the onion market. The commission, existing out of growers, traders and exporters, will do research on how to easily store onions longer and will search for more markets.
There is also a commission which will look at export to better control the stocks of onions.
From European countries only Spain imports from Senegal. For 2012 the Spanish need for Senegalese onions is 10,000 ton.
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August 22, 2011
Overproduction of onions in Senegal
Categories Senegal, vegetables
