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UPDATE: ONIONS

May 20, 2025

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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