Up to 1980 the c if price for onions from Egypt, India and Eastern Europe, shipped to Western Europe, had not exceeded f950 per tonne, and it ras not until the mid-80s that prices moved into the area of f1300-E1500 which made viability more of a reality, and, in addition to assisting existing producers, it began to encourage new ventures Where the climate is suitable for the commercial growing of dehydrating varieties of onions, ie, cultivars with high total solids, white flesh and high pungency there is some validity in looking carefully into the potential for setting up a dehydration plant, because onions will invariably providea substantial period of productionrun, and will combine with other vegetables, compatible with the climate, to give a throughput for the year which will meet the economic parameters to which reference was made in he Preface to this edition. a product mix which might well be considered would be onions, carrots, leeks, beans, cabbage, capsicumsand tomatoes, all of which, suitably comminuted, may find a market in Europeas constituents in a large variety of value-added products The annexed TABLE 1. I will indicatethe countries which are currently exporting dehydrated vegetables to the United Kingdom. Some stability in world prices may well stimulate expansion in this trade in countries from which the statistics show only token tonnages have been shipped. Some origins in the developing regions obviously need some confidence in the potential for export, and indeed many need an injection of new capital to bring their plants up to date in order to comply with current quality standards, and to engender more profitability The low prices prevailing in the 70s for the staple item of dehydratedUp to 1980 the c.i.f. price for onions from Egypt, India and Eastern Europe, shipped to Western Europe, had not exceeded £950 per tonne, and it was not until the mid-80s that prices moved into the area of £1300-£1500, which made viability more of a reality, and, in addition to assisting existing producers, it began to encourage new ventures. Onion dehydration facto ry -Nasik, India Where the climate is suitable for the commercial growing of dehydrating varieties of onions, ie, cultivars with high total solids, white flesh and high pungency there is some validity in looking carefullyinto the potential for setting up a dehydration plant, because onions will invariably provide a substantial period of production run, and will combine with other vegetables, compatible with the climate, to give a throughput for the year which will meet the economic parameters to which reference was made in the Preface to this edition. A product mix which might well be considered would be onions, carrots, leeks, beans, cabbage, capsicums and tomatoes, all of which, suitably comminuted, may find a market in Europe as constituents in a large variety of value-added products. The annexed TABLE 1.1will indicate the countries which are currently exporting dehydrated vegetables to the United Kingdom. Some stability in world prices may well stimulate expansion in this trade in countries from which the statistics show only token tonnages have been shipped. Some origins in the developing regions obviously need some confidence in the potential for export, and indeed many need an injection of new capital to bring their plants up to date in order to comply with current quality standards, and to engender more profitability. The low prices prevailing in the 70s for the staple item of dehydrated