Commodity Data Sheet
Storage Onions
Extension Economic Information Office
Oregon State University
219 Ballard Extension Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-3601
(541) 737-1436
Item and area
Acreage harvested
Oregon - Malheur County
Oregon - Other counties
United States
Spring1/
Summer
Non-storage2/
Storage3/
Total spring & summer
Yield per acre
Oregon - Malheur County
Oregon - Other counties
United States
Spring1/
Summer
Non-storage2/
Storage3/
Total spring & summer
Production
Oregon - Malheur County
Oregon - Other counties
United States
Spring1/
Summer
Non-storage2/
Storage3/
Total spring & summer
Farm price
Oregon - Malheur County
Oregon - Other counties
United States
Spring1/
Summer
Non-storage2/
Storage3/
Total spring & summer
Commodity number-crop year: 7115-04*
October 2005
Unit
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Acres
Acres
11,600
8,000
11,300
7,600
12,000
7,300
12,200
6,900
11,100
7,400
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
35,200
131,870
21,500
110,370
167,070
35,900
129,090
21,000
108,090
164,990
33,700
129,020
21,800
107,220
162,720
32,500
133,590
22,200
111,390
166,090
35,700
131,750
23,200
108,550
167,450
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
600
520
620
520
650
530
590
470
780
570
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
332
465
410
475
437
305
457
456
457
424
284
467
495
462
429
312
473
522
464
442
337
532
521
534
490
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
6,960
4,160
7,006
3,952
7,800
3,869
7,198
3,243
8,658
4,218
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
11,680
61,268
8,823
52,445
72,948
10,946
59,015
9,585
49,430
69,961
9,561
60,283
10,792
49,491
69,844
10,133
63,230
11,588
51,642
73,363
12,031
70,031
12,098
57,933
82,062
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
10.60
8.20
6.20
6.25
9.38
6.66
11.10
7.45
6.90
7.20
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
16.60
10.00
13.10
9.41
11.20
18.30
9.14
14.50
7.94
10.70
20.00
10.60
14.00
9.80
12.10
29.70
11.80
16.20
10.70
14.50
19.70
9.62
14.80
8.35
11.30
*Shaded areas of map represent the major areas of production for this commodity. 1/ Spring onions are grown in AZ, CA, GA & TX.
2/ Non-storage onions are grown in CA, NV, NM, TX & WA. 3/ Storage onions are grown in CA, CO, ID, MI, MN, NY, OH, OR, UT, WA &
WI. 4/ Hundredweight (cwt) is equal to 100 pounds.
Source: USDA/NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service)
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Storage onions: Acreage, yield, production
and value of sales, by county, Oregon, 2002-2004
District & county
Acreage harvested
2002r
2003r
2004p
2002r
Yield per acre
2003r
2004p
Acres
Acres
Acres
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
1,210
130
50
40
1,430
1,200
140
50
40
1,430
2,120
140
50
40
2,350
330
310
305
300
325
330
310
310
325
325
500
320
340
350
485
50
50
50
50
50
50
515
515
520
520
520
520
2,000
3,700
5,700
2,000
3,780
5,780
2,500
3,800
6,300
605
660
640
655
655
655
605
660
640
Malheur
Eastern
11,000
11,000
11,900
11,900
12,000
12,000
630
630
605
605
670
670
State total
18,180
19,160
20,700
610
600
640
2002r
Production
2003r
2004p
1,000 cwt1/
1,000 cwt1/
1,000 cwt1/
Marion
Washington
Yamhill
Not disclosed
Willamette Valley
Jackson
South Western
Morrow
Umatilla
North Central
District & county
Marion
Washington
Yamhill
Not disclosed
Willamette Valley
Value of sales2/
2002r
2003r
2004p
1,000 dollars
1,000 dollars
1,000 dollars
399
40
15
12
466
396
43
16
13
468
1,060
45
17
14
1,136
2,354
236
87
71
2,748
2,772
387
144
79
3,382
7,049
299
113
93
7,554
26
26
26
26
26
26
143
143
143
143
143
143
Morrow
Umatilla
North Central
1,210
2,442
3,652
1,310
2,476
3,786
1,513
2,508
4,021
5,990
10,989
16,978
5,600
11,761
17,361
7,187
9,405
16,592
Malheur
Eastern
6,930
6,930
7,200
7,200
8,040
8,040
22,207
22,207
41,875
41,875
20,261
20,261
11,074
11,480
13,223
42,077
62,761
44,550
Jackson
South Western
State total
r - revised, p - preliminary. 1/ Hundredweight (cwt) is equal to 100 pounds. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. The "not disclosed"
values are the sum of any county not listed. The Extension Economic Information Office uses different methods than USDA/NASS to
set these estimates.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University
Storage onions: Acreage, yield, production, price
and value of sales, Oregon, 1940-20041/
Acreage
harvested
Yield per
acre
Production
Price per
cwt2/
Value
of sales
Acres
Cwt2/
1,000 cwt2/
Dollars
1,000 dollars
1940
1950
1960
1970
3,300
4,600
5,000
6,800
228
385
404
447
751
1,770
2,018
3,039
1.18
1.07
2.57
3.24
830
1,893
4,206
7,647
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
7,600
8,200
8,700
9,300
9,500
469
541
493
450
503
3,567
4,433
4,287
4,187
4,776
9.68
8.39
5.44
10.12
4.65
26,572
26,153
16,954
31,688
16,622
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
8,700
8,895
10,395
11,100
14,995
520
505
485
495
480
4,538
4,470
5,048
5,510
7,167
8.40
11.74
4.29
10.00
6.71
38,130
52,471
18,359
55,086
48,100
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
13,795
11,990
13,390
14,100
13,800
500
510
545
495
500
6,925
6,100
7,323
7,004
6,911
4.03
9.19
7.70
6.75
8.08
27,909
56,053
56,365
47,273
55,853
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
14,200
15,150
16,600
19,000
21,400
530
565
550
515
565
7,532
8,558
9,142
9,775
12,128
6.61
7.02
8.60
10.12
6.90
49,781
60,081
78,626
98,937
83,698
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
19,100
18,300
19,400
19,500
20,100
515
520
555
485
610
9,854
9,474
10,770
9,420
12,244
9.12
9.85
13.53
13.14
5.48
69,666
75,222
116,550
123,130
63,151
2000
2001
2002r
2003r
2004p
17,700
17,910
18,180
19,160
20,700
570
625
610
600
640
10,132
11,151
11,074
11,480
13,223
9.67
7.29
4.21
6.43
3.66
96,941
75,527
42,077
62,761
44,550
Year
r - revised, p - preliminary. 1/ 1940-1979 data from USDA/NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service). For those years, the
numbers recorded for value of sales actually reflect value of production, not sales. 2/ Hundredweight (cwt) is equal to 100 pounds.
The Extension Economic Information Office uses different methods than USDA/NASS to set these estimates.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University
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