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Producer and supplier of onion sets.
VAB Agri Trade is a producer and supplier of first-year planting sets. We grow a large portion of our sets ourselves, so we know exactly what each variety has to offer. This allows us to provide you with expert advice on which variety best suits your cultivation goals.
Our sets are grown across the Netherlands to minimize risks. Together with our cultivation specialists, we select disease-free plots. This ensures that we know exactly where our planting sets grow best and how we can guarantee the highest quality.
Varieties & certification
Our onion sets are delivered with the appropriate certifications.
All onion sets supplied by VAB Agri Trade are NAK-Tuinbouw certified. This means that they have been inspected during cultivation and processing, ensuring they meet the highest quality standards. The seed used for the cultivation of our onion sets also comes from expert seed suppliers with the appropriate certifications.
We not only offer onion sets that we have grown ourselves but also varieties from partner companies, for whom we act as a dealer. This enables us to provide a wide range of varieties, ensuring there is always an onion variety that perfectly suits your soil type, region, and cultivation goals.
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Packaging
We can supply the onions loose, in crates, or packaged.
You have complete control over how you want to receive the onion sets. Whether you prefer them loose, in crates, or packaged, we can accommodate your needs. Below is an overview of our packaging options:
Retail packaging 500gr, 1kg or 2 kg
Larger packages of 5kg, 10kg or 25kg
Big bags of 1200kg
We offer personalized advice to help you choose the right variety.
Choosing the right variety is essential to getting the most out of your crop. We are happy to assist you with this. In addition to providing the planting material, we also offer tailored advice. With our many years of experience, we can advise you on the best variety selection for your cultivation goals. We supply various varieties:
- Winter varieties: These varieties are resistant to cold conditions and can survive during the winter months, including Troy, Shakespeare, and Senshyu Yellow.
- Yellow onion varieties: These are onion varieties with a yellow skin and are planted in the spring, including Forum, Jetset, Jagro, Goblin, Crusado, Griffon, Contado, Cupido, Corrado, Centurion, Stuttgarter Riesen, Sturon, Setton, and Hercules.
- Red onion varieties: These are onion varieties with a red skin, including Red Radiant, Red Karmen, Red Baron, Akado, Red Light, and Red Ray.
- White onion varieties: These are onion varieties with a white skin and are often used for export, including the variety Snowball.
Varieties
check out our different varieties.
Senhyu Yellow
Senshyu Yellow is an early winter onion set. It is best to plant it in the second half of October. It is a yellow variety with an oval-round shape.
Shakespeare
This yellow winter-hardy onion set is slightly later than the Senshyu Yellow, but it provides a higher yield and better quality. It is also best to plant it in the second half of October. The onions are round in shape and have an average neck.
Troy
You can plant the Troy as a fall onion in the autumn, or as a spring onion in the spring. The Troy as a fall onion is similar to or slightly later than the Shakespeare, has a thicker neck, and provides slightly higher yields. The quality of this onion is also very good.
Stuttgarter Riesen
This yellow onion set is the standard planting onion in many countries. It is characterized by its flat shape. This variety is grown in the Netherlands but is primarily exported to Southeast Europe, where this shape of onion is still the local standard. It remains popular among hobby gardeners as well.
Griffon
The Griffon is an early yellow onion set that is very productive. It is planted between February and mid-April. This onion performs well in the early segment and has a round shape.
Forum
The Forum is a very early variety that is planted in the spring, between February and mid-April. It has a nice round shape and good quality. It is a highly productive variety with a thin neck.
Crusado
The Crusado is relatively new to the early-season segment. It is a fairly early variety with good quality and high yield potential. It also has a strong root system and excellent skin quality.
Goblin
A very early set onion, planted between February and mid-April. The onions have a nice round shape and a thin neck. The storage life is better than winter onions, but not intended for long-term storage
Jet set
This is an early, productive, and nicely round variety. The combination of early maturity and good skin quality makes this onion suitable for export to overseas destinations. This variety is also available as an organic version.
Jagro
The Jagro is an early variety and highly productive. This variety grows easily to a large size. It is suitable for direct sale and has a bronze-yellow color.
Contado
The Contado is the slightly later sister of the Crusado and is a high-quality variety with a good skin. It is a beautiful variety to harvest between the early and late segments. It is a variety with a nice, slender neck.
Centurion
This mid-early variety with high productivity and a uniform shape is well-known in the mid-early segment. It is a variety with good skin quality and excellent bolting tolerance.
Cupido
The Cupido is a beautiful variety in the later segment. It is slightly later than its sibling, the Contado, and has a less strong skin. However, it features a uniform bulb shape, making it highly suitable for industrial processing.
Corrado
The Corrado is later than the Contado, but it produces a uniform batch of onions with an average neck and relatively higher yield. The Corrado is a long-day hybrid variety.
Sturon
The Sturon is the most popular variety in professional onion cultivation, known for its good quality, storage potential, and high yield. Its strong foliage development and robust root system make it popular among both hobby and professional growers.
Setton
The Setton is a uniform variety in the late segment, known for its strong skin quality, root system, and high yield. It also has good storage potential and its round shape makes it suitable for industrial use.
Hercules
This variety is well-suited for the processing industry due to its high, round, uniform shape and high productivity. It is also suitable for long-term storage and has good bolting tolerance.
Red Radiant
Red Radiant is an early variety of red onions planted in the spring. The best planting time is from mid-February to mid-April. It has a thin neck, matures early, but is not suitable for storage.
Red Karmen
This variety is popular with both hobbyists and professional growers. It is a strong variety with a beautiful red color. The onions are round to flat-round in shape and belong to the mid-early segment. These onions can be treated to prevent bolting.
Red Baron
The Red Baron is one of the most well-known varieties in the red onion segment. It is a high-yielding red seed onion that is fairly well-suited for storage. The onions are round to flat in shape, with a strong skin and a beautiful red to purple color.
Akado
This is a relatively new variety in the red onion segment. It has new characteristics, including resistance to bolting, making it one of the few red seed onions that doesn't need to be treated. The variety falls into the mid-early segment and features good skin quality and a thin neck.
Red Light
A relatively early red hybrid seed onion in the segment, known for its good yield and quality. The variety has uniform ripening and a beautiful color. It is also available in an organic version.
Rad Ray
The Red Ray is later than the Red Light, but produces a high-quality onion with a good skin and deep red color. It is also a productive variety, thanks to a strong root system.
Snowball
This is the most well-known white onion variety. It has a round to high-round shape in the mid-early segment and is suitable for the fresh market. White onions are sweeter and milder in flavor.
Varieties
check out our different varieties.
Senhyu Yellow
Senshyu Yellow is an early winter onion set. It is best to plant it in the second half of October. It is a yellow variety with an oval-round shape.
Shakespeare
This yellow winter-hardy onion set is slightly later than the Senshyu Yellow, but it provides a higher yield and better quality. It is also best to plant it in the second half of October. The onions are round in shape and have an average neck.
Troy
You can plant the Troy as a fall onion in the autumn, or as a spring onion in the spring. The Troy as a fall onion is similar to or slightly later than the Shakespeare, has a thicker neck, and provides slightly higher yields. The quality of this onion is also very good.
Stuttgarter Riesen
This yellow onion set is the standard planting onion in many countries. It is characterized by its flat shape. This variety is grown in the Netherlands but is primarily exported to Southeast Europe, where this shape of onion is still the local standard. It remains popular among hobby gardeners as well.
Griffon
The Griffon is an early yellow onion set that is very productive. It is planted between February and mid-April. This onion performs well in the early segment and has a round shape.
Forum
The Forum is a very early variety that is planted in the spring, between February and mid-April. It has a nice round shape and good quality. It is a highly productive variety with a thin neck.
Crusado
The Crusado is relatively new to the early-season segment. It is a fairly early variety with good quality and high yield potential. It also has a strong root system and excellent skin quality.
Goblin
A very early set onion, planted between February and mid-April. The onions have a nice round shape and a thin neck. The storage life is better than winter onions, but not intended for long-term storage
Jet set
This is an early, productive, and nicely round variety. The combination of early maturity and good skin quality makes this onion suitable for export to overseas destinations. This variety is also available as an organic version.
Jagro
The Jagro is an early variety and highly productive. This variety grows easily to a large size. It is suitable for direct sale and has a bronze-yellow color.
Contado
The Contado is the slightly later sister of the Crusado and is a high-quality variety with a good skin. It is a beautiful variety to harvest between the early and late segments. It is a variety with a nice, slender neck.
Centurion
This mid-early variety with high productivity and a uniform shape is well-known in the mid-early segment. It is a variety with good skin quality and excellent bolting tolerance.
Cupido
The Cupido is a beautiful variety in the later segment. It is slightly later than its sibling, the Contado, and has a less strong skin. However, it features a uniform bulb shape, making it highly suitable for industrial processing.
Corrado
The Corrado is later than the Contado, but it produces a uniform batch of onions with an average neck and relatively higher yield. The Corrado is a long-day hybrid variety.
Sturon
The Sturon is the most popular variety in professional onion cultivation, known for its good quality, storage potential, and high yield. Its strong foliage development and robust root system make it popular among both hobby and professional growers.
Setton
The Setton is a uniform variety in the late segment, known for its strong skin quality, root system, and high yield. It also has good storage potential and its round shape makes it suitable for industrial use.
Hercules
This variety is well-suited for the processing industry due to its high, round, uniform shape and high productivity. It is also suitable for long-term storage and has good bolting tolerance.
Red Radiant
Red Radiant is an early variety of red onions planted in the spring. The best planting time is from mid-February to mid-April. It has a thin neck, matures early, but is not suitable for storage.
Red Karmen
This variety is popular with both hobbyists and professional growers. It is a strong variety with a beautiful red color. The onions are round to flat-round in shape and belong to the mid-early segment. These onions can be treated to prevent bolting.
Red Baron
The Red Baron is one of the most well-known varieties in the red onion segment. It is a high-yielding red seed onion that is fairly well-suited for storage. The onions are round to flat in shape, with a strong skin and a beautiful red to purple color.
Akado
This is a relatively new variety in the red onion segment. It has new characteristics, including resistance to bolting, making it one of the few red seed onions that doesn't need to be treated. The variety falls into the mid-early segment and features good skin quality and a thin neck.
Red Light
A relatively early red hybrid seed onion in the segment, known for its good yield and quality. The variety has uniform ripening and a beautiful color. It is also available in an organic version.
Rad Ray
The Red Ray is later than the Red Light, but produces a high-quality onion with a good skin and deep red color. It is also a productive variety, thanks to a strong root system.
Snowball
This is the most well-known white onion variety. It has a round to high-round shape in the mid-early segment and is suitable for the fresh market. White onions are sweeter and milder in flavor.