Vidalia Onions Should Be Available Through Labor Day
UGA Extension officials say better storage options means Vidalia onions will be available until Labor Day this year, which hasn’t always been the case.
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A robust Vidalia onion crop will keep customers supplied through Labor Day. That hasn’t always been the case.
Cliff Riner directs the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center for UGA Extension.
“In the past, we’ve ended up at the first of August, in terms of being able to ship onions out, and we’ve just run out,” Riner said.
He said growers are able to ship later because they’ve improved their ability to store the onions.
“It fits in good with our product to be able to hit all the major summer holidays and end up with the Labor Day market,” Riner said.
Vidalia onions have a sweet price this year, too.
“Anytime we have a big crop, it puts a little bit of down pressure on the price,” Riner said.
Growers and packers have been able to extend the season into Labor Day, because of better storage practices. UGA Extension says weather conditions were ideal leading into this year’s harvest.
Vidalia Onions are the “state vegetable of Georgia.” The sweet onions can only be grown in a 20 county area in the southeastern part of the state.
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