Texas Sweet Onions

Commodity Overview

Sweet onions tend to be larger and generally round with flatter bottoms than standard onions. Sweet onions are milder and sweeter also and not sold year-round from storage as they can only be stored for a few months. Sweet onions from Texas, often called the Texas 1015, have common characteristics as others and are usually sold from March until June.

Characteristics

Commodity: Onions, Sweet
Category: Cooking Vegetables
Appearance: Large with dry yellow to golden brown skin and yellow or white flesh. Not as round as standard onions
Flavor: Milder and sweeter than standard onions
Suggested Preparations / Tips: Often used raw because of milder profile than other onions, but they may also be cooked a variety of ways
Commonly Cooked: Yes
Served Raw: Yes
Availability: From March until June

Retail Price Data is based on USDA Specialty Crops Market News surveys. Data collection ends on the report date and encompasses ad pricing good from the Saturday before the report release date through the following Friday. Weekly data - from over 400 retailers, comprising more than 30,000 individual stores with online weekly advertised features - covers over 250 produce items. Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.

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South Texas Onion Committee

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Business Type:

Grower, Marketing & Advertising, Trade Association

Location HQ:

Mission, 78572 Texas

Cooking Vegetables:

Onions, Bulb, Onions, Sweet, White Onions, Yellow Onions, Red Onions, Texas Sweet Onions

Calvera Inc

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Los Angeles, 90021-1412 California

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines, Specialty Citrus

Cooking Vegetables:

Onions, Bulb, Onions, Sweet, Potatoes

Organic Produce:

Organic Grapefruit

National Produce Consultants LLC

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Business Type:

Management & Consulting, Other, Foodservice

Location HQ:

Allen, 75013-8098 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges

M. Levin and Company, Inc.

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Philadelphia, 19153 Pennsylvania

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Canyon Sales Company LLC

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Bronx, 10474 New York

Cooking Vegetables:

Cabbage, Celery Root, Onions, Bulb, Onions, Sweet, Parsnips, Potatoes, Squash, Winter, Sweet Potatoes, Red Beets

Salad Vegetables:

Carrots

Delta Produce LLC

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Lanham, 20706 Maryland

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries

South Tex Organics LLC

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Mission, 78574 Texas

Organic Produce:

Organic Grapefruit, Organic Onions, Bulb, Organic Oranges

Cooking Vegetables:

Texas Sweet Onions

Val Verde Vegetable Co., Inc.

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78504 Texas

Citrus:

Lemons, Limes

Cooking Vegetables:

Beets, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Eggplant, Greens, Herbs, Kale, Leeks

Cooks Company Produce Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

San Francisco, 94124 California

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Van Eerden Foodservice Company HQ

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Grand Rapids, 49501 Michigan

Tropical Fruit:

Bananas

Cooking Vegetables:

Potatoes

Salad Vegetables:

Lettuce, Tomatoes

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries

Texas Sweet Onions