date:Jul 26, 2021
hase for restaurants have recently switched to frozen onions because fresh onions are too expensive.
The shipping cost for the route between Qingdao and Europe is now around 8,500-9,000 USD per container. There is a serious problem with delays in port. Delivery speed has slowed down because there is a shortage of labour force in ports. The backlog in ports leads to delays, in some cases the products arrive 10-15 days later than planned.
North America: Onion markets to stay higher likely until