Washington and Oregon grower/shippers cite favorable growing conditions this season should result in good-quality onion shipments out of Washington and Oregon.
Washington is the nation’s top onion producer and grew about 21 million cwt of onions in 2024, up from about 20 million cwt in 2023, according to USDA. Oregon produced 14,189,000 cwt of onions, up from 13,747,000 in 2023.
Eagle Eye Produce of Iona, ID reports onion acreage is up slightly this year due to the acquisition of the Baker and Murakamai warehouse in Ontario, OR. As a result the company has more supply than ever.
The company started harvesting its eastern Oregon crop in late July, which is slightly earlier than usual, and will continue through September.
Eagle Eye Produce ships out of storage through April from facilities in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Following that, it will transition to fresh-field onions from California, New Mexico and Texas.
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