Commodity Data Sheet
Onions
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Economic Information Office
Oregon State University
Ballard Extension Hall 219
7115 -95*
Corvallis, OR 97331 -3601
(541)
April 1996
737 -6126
Unit
1992
1993r
1994r
1995p
Oregon -Malheur Co
acres
10,900
11,000
12,400
Oregon-Other Co.s
Spring (US)
"
4,200
5,800
6,900
o
31,200
110,530
12,700
70,330
27,500
141,730
30,600
121,980
15,300
73,680
33,000
152,580
35,400
125,350
13,800
80,550
31,000
160,750
12,300
6,800
35,600
128,200
15,300
82,400
30,500
163,800
610
410
264
595
420
425
384
438
410
396
421
453
375
386
540
420
268
408
388
418
395
380
6,649
1,722
8,229
46,502
4,330
31,859
10,313
54,731
5,940
2,436
8,193
49,763
5,930
30,798
13,035
57,956
7,378
2,898
10,297
53,324
5,305
35,309
12,710
63,621
7,134
2,720
10,110
53,936
6,227
19.60
22.00
22.80
15.60
14.20
20.10
8.04
16.80
13.10
12.20
11.60
10.80
12.20
10.60
6.18
10.90
8.60
11.60
18.80
9.46
13.20
10.20
6.67
11.10
Item & Area
Harvested Acres
Summer (US)
Non -storage
Storage
California /a/
Total Spring & Summer US
u
"
"
"
Li
-
.
Yield per Acre
Oregon -Malheur Co
Oregon -Other Co.s
Spring (US)
Summer (US)
Non -storage
Storage
California /a/
Total Spring & Summer US
cwt
it
"
"
CI
tg
tt
"
421
341
580
400
284
291
407
425
415
391
Production
Oregon -Malheur Co
Oregon -Other Co.s
Spring (US)
Summer (US)
Non -storage
Storage
California /a/
Total Spring & Summer US
F.O.B. Price
Oregon -Malheur Co
Oregon -Other Co.s
Spring (US)
Summer (US)
Non -storage
Storage
California /a/
Total Spring & Summer US
thou cwt
66
"
it
"
CI
$/cwt
it
it
it
fi
13.20
15.50
16.70
12.20
12.50
13.70
8.26
13.00
-
35,051
12,658
64,046
r - revised. p - preliminary. /a/ Summer crop, primarily processing
SOURCE: Compiled by Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University, from USDA and other
government reports. ' Shaded areas of Oregon map represent the major areas of production for this commodity.
Dry Onions /b
Oregon, 1992 -1995p
County
Unit
1992
1993
1994
1995p
acre
1,900
300
220
10,900
980
2,130
170
1,950
300
250
11,000
1,430
3,900
170
2,050
320
300
12,400
2,550
3,600
2,150
300
300
12,130
3,150
3,800
180
170
16,600
19,000
21,400
22,000
440
400
440
610
410
455
406
400
400
400
540
500
525
412
440
440
440
595
525
600
428
420
385
420
580
530
525
400
550
515
565
540
780
120
100
5,940
715
2,050
70
902
140
132
7,378
1,343
2,156
77
903
116
126
7,035
1,664
1,995
68
9,775
12,128
11,907
Harvested Acres
Marion
Washington
Yamhill
Malheur
Morrow
Umatilla
Other Counties
lt
it
tt
it
tt
State Total
Yield Per Acre
Marion
Washington
Yamhill
Malheur
Morrow
Umatilla
Other Counties
cwt/acre
It
u
State Total
Production: /a
Marion
Washington
Yamhill
Malheur
Morrow
Umatilla
`Other Counties
thou cwt
u
u
State Total
836
120
97
6,649
402
969
69
9,142
.
r - revised. p - preliminary. /a/ Includes some quantities of storage crop onions harvested
but not sold because of shrinkage and waste.
/b/ Includes some non- storage Walla Walla dry onions and dehydrated onions.
SOURCE:, Compiled by Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University.
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