date:Jan 17, 2019
rises and falls so dramatically, he said. In the past few weeks alone, white onion prices have risen from $12 to $30. The primary reason is that white onions are in extremely short supply in the United States, making up only five to ten percent maximum, of total onion production in the country. Red onions make up 15 to 20 percent, with yellows holding the balance.
A matter of demographics
If white onions only make up five to ten percent of onion production and prices are consequently volatile,