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The right sales channel for growers and continuity for buyers.
The market for seed onions, set onions, and chicory roots moves daily. Prices, quality, demand: it changes constantly. PPA is right in the middle of it. Since 1989, we have been connecting growers and buyers based on market knowledge and independent advice. From Class 2 to industry. Conventional and organic.
From variety selection to sales:
everything under one roof.
Between the preparation of the field and delivery to the buyer, there are dozens of choices. Which variety suits the soil? Storage or direct delivery? Which sales market suits the batch? PPA supports growers and buyers at every step of the process: from mediation and sales to storage, transshipment, and market advice. You don't have to hand everything over. You decide how closely you want to collaborate with us. From a single batch to multiple batches.
Market advice and sales guidance
Advice on which seed variety and/or planting material is suitable. We are involved in interim quality assessments and crop growth.
Selling seeds and seedlings
Direct sale of seeds, seedlings, and chicory roots to growers. We ensure the right products at the right time.
Independent mediation
Mediation in the purchase and sale of seed onions, set onions, and chicory roots. PPA finds the right buyer or supplier for every batch.
Storage and transshipment
If the grower or buyer is unable to store the goods themselves, we offer storage options at various locations. Including logistics and transshipment.
A network that monitors the market for you daily
PPA works with hundreds of growers and buyers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Poland, and the United Kingdom. This means that we know what is happening in the market on a daily basis: demand, quality, availability, and price developments. We use this knowledge to connect growers and buyers at the right moment.
PPA visits more than 1,000 growers
annually to broker
all types of onions.
Independent. Always in your best interest.
Strong matches, fair pricing
Deeply rooted in onions and chicory
PPA is on top of the market and keeps in touch regularly. We inspect the batches in the warehouse together and discuss the possibilities. It is nice to have a partner who is there, in good times as well as in difficult times.
Thijs Broekhuizen
Grower (Eastern Flevoland)
Driving for results together
For Thijs Broekhuizen, collaborating with PPA is much more than just selling onions. Together, they look at the best sales strategy, divided between contract farming, the onion pool, and the free market. By regularly assessing batches in storage and actively monitoring the market, a partnership is created that provides stability and certainty.
Making decisions
at the right moment
The onion market moves daily. Selling a batch too early, storing it for too long, or purchasing it too late can have a direct impact on profitability and continuity. PPA is at the heart of the market and liaises between growers and buyers daily. As a result, you have access to up-to-date market information the moment you need to make a decision.
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