date:Sep 26, 2021
lt onion season, yet another crop affected by the heavy rain and high humidity in January and February in Limpopo Province, which caused some onions to start deteriorating in the fields due to higher pest pressure. Limpopo onion producers planted more onion hectares because of good water availability, however, the large volume of low quality onions on the markets has brought down the price.
This, coupled with lower purchase power in a depressed economy, has dampened the onion market.
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