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: 7115-06*
September 2007
Unit
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Acres
Acres
12,000
7,300
12,200
6,900
11,100
7,400
11,500
7,800
11,800
7,800
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
33,700
129,020
21,800
107,220
162,720
32,500
133,590
22,200
111,390
166,090
35,700
133,450
23,200
110,250
169,150
36,000
129,220
20,400
108,820
165,220
34,600
128,380
19,900
108,480
162,980
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
650
530
590
470
780
570
640
360
520
480
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
Cwt4/
284
467
495
462
429
312
473
522
464
442
337
532
521
535
491
322
479
562
464
445
322
471
531
461
440
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
7,800
3,869
7,198
3,243
8,658
4,218
7,360
2,808
6,136
3,744
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
1,000 cwt4/
9,561
60,283
10,792
49,491
69,844
10,133
63,230
11,588
51,642
73,363
12,031
71,034
12,098
58,936
83,065
11,575
61,929
11,470
50,459
73,504
11,128
60,520
10,562
49,958
71,648
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
9.38
6.66
11.10
7.45
3.50
5.10
7.60
6.70
11.70
6.60
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
Dollars/cwt 4/
20.00
10.60
14.00
9.80
12.10
29.70
10.90
15.60
9.73
13.70
18.20
7.28
12.90
5.93
9.06
22.50
10.40
14.40
9.34
12.40
17.90
12.20
15.60
11.30
13.10
*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, 2004-2006
District & county
Acreage harvested
2004r
2005r
2006p
2004r
Yield per acre
2005r
2006p
Acres
Acres
Acres
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
2,120
20
140
50
20
2,350
1,890
20
130
40
20
2,100
1,100
20
30
30
1,180
500
360
320
340
350
485
450
370
330
335
500
440
450
350
335
435
445
50
50
50
50
50
50
520
520
520
520
520
520
2,500
3,800
6,300
2,700
3,800
6,500
2,700
3,800
6,500
605
660
640
650
700
680
655
650
650
Malheur
Eastern
12,000
12,000
11,200
11,200
11,200
11,200
775
775
645
645
590
590
State total
20,700
19,850
18,930
700
635
600
2004r
Production
2005r
2006p
1,000 cwt1/
1,000 cwt1/
1,000 cwt1/
Marion
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
Not disclosed
Willamette Valley
Jackson
South Western
Morrow
Umatilla
North Central
District & county
Marion
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
Not disclosed
Willamette Valley
Value of sales2/
2004r
2005r
2006p
1,000 dollars
1,000 dollars
1,000 dollars
1,060
7
45
17
7
1,136
851
7
43
13
10
924
495
7
10
13
525
7,049
47
299
113
47
7,554
5,574
46
282
85
66
6,052
3,960
46
80
104
4,190
26
26
26
26
26
26
143
143
143
143
143
143
Morrow
Umatilla
North Central
1,513
2,508
4,021
1,755
2,660
4,415
1,769
2,470
4,239
7,187
9,405
16,592
8,336
9,975
18,311
17,248
24,082
41,330
Malheur
Eastern
9,300
9,300
7,224
7,224
6,608
6,608
23,436
23,436
53,458
53,458
85,904
85,904
14,483
12,589
11,398
47,725
77,964
131,567
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. A "-" indicates the
data may not exist or may not be displayed due to confidentiality rules. The "not disclosed" values are the sum of all values hidden
by the dashes and 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, 1940-20061/
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
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
8,700
9,300
9,500
8,700
8,895
493
450
503
520
505
4,287
4,187
4,776
4,538
4,470
5.44
10.12
4.65
8.40
11.74
16,954
31,688
16,622
38,130
52,471
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
10,395
11,100
14,995
13,795
11,990
485
495
480
500
510
5,048
5,510
7,167
6,925
6,100
4.29
10.00
6.71
4.03
9.19
18,359
55,086
48,100
27,909
56,053
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
13,390
14,100
13,800
14,200
15,150
545
495
500
530
565
7,323
7,004
6,911
7,532
8,558
7.70
6.75
8.08
6.61
7.02
56,365
47,273
55,853
49,781
60,081
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
16,600
19,000
21,400
19,100
18,300
550
515
565
515
520
9,142
9,775
12,128
9,854
9,474
8.60
10.12
6.90
9.12
9.85
78,626
98,937
83,698
69,666
75,222
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
19,400
19,500
20,100
17,700
17,910
555
485
610
570
625
10,770
9,420
12,244
10,132
11,151
13.53
13.14
5.48
9.67
7.29
116,550
123,130
63,151
96,941
75,527
2002
2003
2004r
2005r
2006p
18,180
19,160
20,700
19,850
18,930
610
600
700
635
600
11,074
11,480
14,483
12,589
11,398
4.21
6.43
3.60
6.19
11.54
42,077
62,761
47,725
77,964
131,567
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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