The Washington storage onion season will end within the next 7 to 10 days. Prices will climb as the storage season finishes and growers transition to fresh crop supplies in Northern California and New Mexico over the next several weeks.
Washington
- Markon First Crop (MFC) Onions are available
- The season will end by late May
- White onions are extremely limited
- Markets are holding steady at low levels
Southern California
- MFC Onions are available
- Southern California desert regions continue to produce adequate red and yellow onion supplies
- Prices are stable
- Quality is good; excess skin is typical of fresh-run onions
- The harvesting transition to Northern California is expected by mid-June
New Mexico
- New crop harvesting will begin in a limited manner next week; yields will increase by mid-June
- Good quality is forecast for both yellow and red onions
- Size will be dominated by medium and small/jumbo stocks at the start of the season
- Super colossal and colossal yellows will be limited until mid-June
- Size will increase through June
Please contact your Markon Account Manager for more information.
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