Brazil: Despite low quality, onion prices remain stagnant

With the supply of the Northeast reduced and the other regions still starting to collect, due to the difficulties of importing Argentine bulbs, the prices of onions in Ituporanga (SC) will remain unchanged, even with reduced quality.

The biggest problems are products that have been assembled for a long time and are presented in a low and reliable manner.

However, as buyers have limited options, Santa Catarina producers have managed to sell their products better. Assim, red onion is produced weekly at R$ 1.65/kg paid to the producer.

Officials consulted by Hortifrúti/Cepea estimate that there is still about 20% of the harvest available for harvest in Ituporanga, which should be shipped by mid-May.