date:May 16, 2016
Onions New Zealand Inc says with 75% of this seasons crop shipped, the industry is pleased with the direction its heading in.
Returns are expected to be up 50% on last year, chief executive Michael Ahern says.
This means an increase from $81 million to $125 million FoB. This forecasted result will reassert onions position as the third largest fresh horticulture export item after kiwifruit and pipfruit.
For many years the onion industry has been New Zealands largest fresh vegetable export earn