Onion export bonanza expected

South African onion
exporters are expecting a
bumper export season
this year with a planned
14 000 tonnes to be
shipped to Europe,
according to
freshplaza.com
“Of this total, more
than 85% will originate
from the Dutoit Group,
which is aiming to
increase its exports in
2009,” managing director
for marketing
Pieter du Toit said in a
recent interview with
Eurofruit Magazine.
Dutoit said the group
would supply onions
to European and UK
customers from mid-
January until the end
of May.