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: 7115-05*
November 2006
Unit
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Acres
Acres
11,300
7,600
12,000
7,300
12,200
6,900
11,100
7,400
11,500
7,800
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
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
133,250
23,200
110,050
168,950
35,300
125,820
19,800
106,020
161,120
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
620
520
650
530
590
470
780
570
640
360
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
305
457
456
457
424
284
467
495
462
429
312
473
522
464
442
337
533
521
535
491
318
486
563
472
449
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
7,006
3,952
7,800
3,869
7,198
3,243
8,658
4,218
7,360
2,808
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
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
70,976
12,098
58,878
83,007
11,243
61,174
11,140
50,034
72,417
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
6.20
6.25
9.38
6.66
11.10
7.45
6.90
7.20
14.40
11.90
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
18.30
9.14
14.50
7.94
10.70
20.00
10.60
14.00
9.80
12.10
29.70
10.90
15.60
9.73
13.70
19.70
8.70
14.60
7.28
10.50
22.80
11.90
13.80
11.40
13.70
*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, 2003-2005
District & county
Acreage harvested
2003r
2004r
2005p
2003r
Yield per acre
2004r
2005p
Acres
Acres
Acres
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
1,200
140
50
40
1,430
2,120
140
50
40
2,350
1,890
130
40
40
2,100
330
310
310
325
325
500
320
340
350
485
450
330
335
425
440
50
50
50
50
50
50
520
520
520
520
520
520
2,000
3,780
5,780
2,500
3,800
6,300
2,700
3,800
6,500
655
655
655
605
660
640
650
700
680
Malheur
Eastern
11,900
11,900
12,000
12,000
11,200
11,200
605
605
670
670
590
590
State total
19,160
20,700
19,850
600
640
605
2003r
Production
2004r
2005p
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/
2003r
2004r
2005p
1,000 dollars
1,000 dollars
1,000 dollars
396
43
16
13
468
1,060
45
17
14
1,136
851
43
13
17
924
2,772
387
144
79
3,382
7,049
299
113
93
7,554
5,574
282
85
111
6,052
26
26
26
26
26
26
143
143
143
143
143
143
Morrow
Umatilla
North Central
1,310
2,476
3,786
1,513
2,508
4,021
1,755
2,660
4,415
5,600
11,761
17,361
7,187
9,405
16,592
8,336
9,975
18,311
Malheur
Eastern
7,200
7,200
8,040
8,040
6,608
6,608
41,875
41,875
20,261
20,261
48,899
48,899
11,480
13,223
11,973
62,761
44,550
73,406
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, 1940-20051/
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
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
8,200
8,700
9,300
9,500
8,700
541
493
450
503
520
4,433
4,287
4,187
4,776
4,538
8.39
5.44
10.12
4.65
8.40
26,153
16,954
31,688
16,622
38,130
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
8,895
10,395
11,100
14,995
13,795
505
485
495
480
500
4,470
5,048
5,510
7,167
6,925
11.74
4.29
10.00
6.71
4.03
52,471
18,359
55,086
48,100
27,909
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
11,990
13,390
14,100
13,800
14,200
510
545
495
500
530
6,100
7,323
7,004
6,911
7,532
9.19
7.70
6.75
8.08
6.61
56,053
56,365
47,273
55,853
49,781
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
15,150
16,600
19,000
21,400
19,100
565
550
515
565
515
8,558
9,142
9,775
12,128
9,854
7.02
8.60
10.12
6.90
9.12
60,081
78,626
98,937
83,698
69,666
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
18,300
19,400
19,500
20,100
17,700
520
555
485
610
570
9,474
10,770
9,420
12,244
10,132
9.85
13.53
13.14
5.48
9.67
75,222
116,550
123,130
63,151
96,941
2001
2002
2003r
2004r
2005p
17,910
18,180
19,160
20,700
19,850
625
610
600
640
605
11,151
11,074
11,480
13,223
11,973
7.29
4.21
6.43
3.66
6.13
75,527
42,077
62,761
44,550
73,406
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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