The last 12 months at Magnus Kahl Seeds have been very productive. We have extended the number of our global sales regions and we are realising good results with our range of varieties in Canada, the United States, Chile, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Pakistan and Russia, as well as promising trial results in many French African countries.
Many of our newly released products have been achieving some excellent results. Some of these products are F1 Red Knight, F1 Conquest Brown, F1 Cobra and F1 Red Amazon. These products are showing good geographic flexibility and have been compared favourably with the market leading varieties in each of the regions they are targeted at.
The 2014 season has been a major challenge for commercial onion growers around the globe with suppressed prices and oversupply being evident within markets. We hope the coming season is more successful for all of the Magnus Kahl Seeds customers and we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2015.
Magnus Kahl Seeds Breeding Program
At Magnus Kahl Seeds our focus is on breeding high quality early, mid-season and late season hybrid and open pollinated varieties. Prior to trialing with growers around the world, Magnus Kahl Seeds screens all varieties in house for a minimum of four years to ensure all varieties are refined and reach a level of commercial expectation.
Phase two of the trialing process then begins with our customers, which generally takes a further three years and it is after this time that a new variety has grower confidence and reaches the commercial stage.
There is certainly a realisation at Magnus Kahl Seeds that fresh onion production is competitive, making the need for quality inputs therefore imperative. As an onion seed company it is our responsibility to ensure all new varieties are scrutinised and thoroughly screened prior to reaching any commercial field worldwide.
Brazilian Onion Market Overview
Brazil has one of the fastest growing onion markets in the world, producing 1,221,000 tons across 52,000 hectares. On top of domestic production, Brazil still imports 200,000 ton of onions annually in order to meet demand of a populations that exceeds 200 million.
