The Texas spring onion season was underway in mid-March with plenty of good-quality product, according to shippers
The Onion House of Weslaco, TX started harvest about 10 days later than usual due to cold weather. However, it had Mexican onions in good volume by late February. Excellent supplies should be available through April and most of May.
The Onion House ships 1015-type sweet yellow, white and red onions.
Little Bear Produce of Edinburg, TX is reporting good quality and volume would be similar to last year, even though acreage industrywide may be lower.
Val Verde Vegetable Co. of McAllen, TX is shipping onions during April until the middle of May.
The company, which recently doubled the size of its packing facility to more than 200,000 square feet, is shipping yellow and red onions this spring.
It started harvesting organic onions in mid March, which is early for South Tex Organics.
The company, which also ships organic oranges and grapefruit, will offer organic onions from March into May.