The Northwest onion season is off to a strong start with Washington, Oregon, and Idaho fresh-run onion harvests in full swing. Colorado and Utah are ramping up as California and New Mexico wind down. Markets are steady at lower levels.

Washington

• MFC Onions are available
• Fresh-run onions will ship through early October before transitioning to storage crop
• Quality is excellent; fresh-run onions have higher moisture content resulting in short shelf-life compared to storage supplies
  • Markon recommends ordering for quick turns
  • Shelf-life will improve once growers begin shipping from storage supplies and onions have properly cured
• All sizes and colors are available; current lots are peaking on jumbo sizes
• Expect steady prices over the next one to two weeks

Idaho/Oregon

• MFC Onions are available
• Fresh-run onions will ship through mid to late October before transitioning to storage supplies
• Quality is excellent; fresh-run onions have higher moisture content resulting in short shelf life compared to storage supplies
  • Markon recommends ordering for quick turns
  • Shelf-life will improve once growers begin shipping from storage supplies and onions have properly cured
• All sizes/colors are available; current lots are peaking on jumbo sizes
• Expect steady prices over the next one to two weeks

Utah/Colorado

• MFC Onions are available
• Fresh-run onions will ship through mid-September before transitioning to storage supplies

• Quality is excellent; fresh run onions have higher moisture content resulting in short shelf life compared to storage supplies
  • Markon recommends ordering for quick turns

• • Shelf-life will improve once growers transition to storage supplies this fall
• All sizes are available; current lots are peaking on medium-jumbo sizes
• Expect steady prices over the next one to two weeks as growers ramp up

California

• MFC Onions are finished

• Northern California’s fresh-run onion season is coming to an end; most are set to finish in the next two weeks
• Quality is fair to poor; heat related issues such as sunscald are common for end of season supplies
• Prices are low as growers flood the market to compete with better quality Northwest fresh run onions

New Mexico

• MFC Onions are finishing this week
• New Mexico’s fresh-run onion season is coming to an end, with most finishing this week
• Quality is fair; heat and high humidity have potential to negatively impact quality and shelf life of remaining supplies
• Prices are lower this week as growers attempt to offload current inventories with demand shifting to the Northwest

Please contact your Markon Account Manager for more information.

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