Mediation in
yellow seed onions
Marketing of yellow seed onions in 3 steps
A season calls for many choices.
From harvest in August to delivery well into the spring, yellow seed onions can remain in storage for months. Do you sell now, while the price is still low? Or do you wait, risking that quality declines before the price rises? These are considerations that occupy a grower throughout the season. PPA monitors the market daily and shares up-to-date market information and insights, so that you can make an informed decision yourself and understand why you chose that particular time to sell.
Direct access to buyers of yellow seed onions
Having to estimate yourself whether there will be a buyer for your harvest is an uncertainty that can linger throughout the entire season. PPA works daily with a network of sorters, packers, and processors domestically and internationally. That network offers you the assurance that your batch will always find a suitable destination.
PPA visits
more than 1,000 growers
annually to broker
all types of onions.
Control over the storage quality of your onions
During storage, the quality of a batch of onions continues to develop. Aspects such as firmness, skin firmness, the tare forecast, and the detection of potential diseases and pests are important in this regard. Therefore, we maintain contact regarding the batch during storage and, where necessary or desired, visit the storage facility to assess the situation together. We provide input on storage quality and identify areas for improvement, without taking over the role of the cultivation or storage advisor. This way, you remain well-informed about the development of your batch, and we are happy to take some of the burden off your shoulders when deciding on the timing of the sale.
Our customers speak
Insight into the market for yellow onions
Frequently asked questions about yellow seed onions
Yellow seed onions raise the same questions every season. When do you sell? What do you do if quality declines? Which sales method suits your situation? PPA helps you make choices based on facts, current market figures, and nearly forty years of market knowledge. Contact us for personal advice.
When is the best time to sell yellow seed onions?
That varies by batch and season. PPA monitors the market daily and advises on the right time based on quality, market developments, and your storage situation.
Can I deliver part off-farm and keep part?
Yes. Many growers combine off-farm delivery with storage and place a portion in the onion pool. PPA collaborates on this and coordinates with the buyer.
What happens if the quality deteriorates during storage?
We track the batch digitally throughout the season. If quality declines, we switch to the appropriate sales channel in a timely manner so that losses remain limited.
Does PPA also work with industrial parties?
Yes. From Class A to industry, we look for the destination that best suits every party.
More value from your yellow seed onion sales
A good season does not start with the harvest, but with the choices made leading up to it. Which variety, which sales method, when to sell. You often only notice a wrong assessment months later, when corrective action is no longer possible. PPA thinks along with you from the start and ensures that quality, delivery, and sales are aligned. Throughout the entire season, so that you conclude the season with the certainty that you have gotten the most out of it.