Peruvian 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 Peru have common characteristics as others and are usually sold from September to April.

Produce Availability

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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
Availability: From September to April

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.

USDA Specialty Crops Market News publishes FOB and Movement data on a daily and weekly basis. Pricing and volume information is aggregated by commodity and published weekly, subject to any source-data adjustments. Commodity data is further processed based on origin (domestic vs imports) and type (regular vs. organic). Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.

Sweet Valley Marketing Co LLC

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Misson, 78573 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

33 North LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Commerce, 90022-5129 California

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

Metro Star Produce Distributors LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Saint Paul, 55108-1249 Minnesota

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

Proctor Produce LLC

Overview (3) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Grower

Location HQ:

Rocky Ford, 81067-1143 Colorado

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Seedless Red Watermelon, Seeded Red Watermelon, Mini Watermelon, Yellow-Flesh Watermelon

Cooking Vegetables:

White Onions, Red Onions, Yellow Onions, Yellow Boiler Onions, Red Boiler Onions

Thomas Produce Inc

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Detroit, 48207 Michigan

Berries:

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

Measian Foods LLC

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Tampa, 33610 Florida

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples

Berries:

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

Giumarra Companies HQ

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Los Angeles, 90086 California

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries

Citrus:

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

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Asian Pears, Grapes

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

Generation Farms HQ

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

Vidalia, 30474-8760 Georgia

Melons:

Watermelon, Seedless Red Watermelon, Seeded Red Watermelon

Cooking Vegetables:

Onions, Bulb, Onions, Sweet, Squash, Winter, Red Cabbage, Green Cabbage, Yellow Sweet Corn

Organic Produce:

Organic Onions, Bulb

Calvera Inc

Overview (4) (0) (0)

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

Peruvian Sweet Onions