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John Ramaker

Lead editor Arable Markets

John Ramaker serves as a senior agriculture and crop market analyst at DCA Market Intelligence, bringing extensive experience in both European and international crop markets. His expertise spans potatoes, onions, grains and other arable crops, enabling him to provide actionable insights that support growers, traders and food professionals in making informed, strategic decisions.

At DCA Market Intelligence, John monitors market trends, price developments, and supply chain dynamics, translating complex data into practical analysis. His work covers areas such as harvest projections, storage analysis, trading patterns and policy developments, helping stakeholders navigate a fast-changing market landscape.

Explore John’s latest research, reports, and market analyses, or connect with him on LinkedIn for updates on potatoes, onions, grains, and other crops.


Latest insights

News|Published: Today 04:00 PM CET

Nervous onion growers boost supply

The warmer weather is suddenly making many onion growers anxious. It leads to a growing supply in the market. What does that do to the prices?

Analysis|Published: Yesterday 02:30 PM CET

Warmer weather and chance of rain temper wheat trade

Precipitation chances and higher temperatures are causing the focus in the wheat trade to shift away from the weather risks that contributed to significantly rising prices over the past week. This means that the trade is taking a pause and taking time to determine a new direction.

News|Published: Yesterday 12:14 PM CET

Onion exports back on track after dip

The Dutch onion export returns to the desired mode after disappointing export at the end of January. In the first week of February, the export is back on track to bring the stocks to market in a proper manner.

News|Published: Feb 24, 2026

McCain slashes farm-gate price for Fontane

Potato processor McCain has substantially lowered the farm-gate price for the variety Fontane to the lowest level since 2022.

News|Published: Feb 23, 2026

Ukraine surpasses US in corn delivery to EU

Ukraine has regained the top position as the main corn supplier to the European Union. This is evident from import figures from the European Commission.

News|Published: Feb 23, 2026

More Dutch table potatoes to France and West Africa

Exporters of table potatoes sold a larger volume in France in January. There were also more potatoes shipped to West Africa.

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