The Northwest storage onion season will end next week. New crop onions are readily available out of California’s Imperial Valley. Texas-grown supplies are sufficient.

Northwest

• Washington Markon First Crop (MFC) Onions will be depleted by May 11
• Markets have eased as shippers attempt to clear out remaining inventory
• Internal defects such as translucency, as well as dry and watery scale, will be present

California

• MFC Onions will be shipped out of the Imperial Valley through the first week of May
• Once the Imperial Valley season wraps up, onions will transition up to the San Joaquin Valley
• Abundant supplies of yellow onions are available; red onions have been limited to start, but will ramp up this week
• Prices are steady

Texas

• Texas-grown MFC Onions will be available through the end of next week, with limited supply the week of May 16  
• Yellow onion stocks remain strong; red onion supplies are adequate
• Prices are steady

New Mexico

• The season for MFC Onions is on track to open in early June
• New Mexico onions will be shipped into late August

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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