date:Sep 25, 2023
oing in January.
Price were really high this year, often R80 (4.2 euros) and higher for a 10kg bag; Limpopo farmers had burned their fingers last year with oversupply and low prices and they planted conservatively this year if only they could have looked into a crystal ball: in May prices were the highest ever, up to R160 (8.5 euros) per 10kg bag.
Onion prices quickly came down but even the prices from July and August were well higher than 2022.
There were farmers who said theyd never receiv