date:May 16, 2016
er but has held a lower profile compared to its high-flying fresh fruit export cousins.
With these types of returns the onion industry is lifting its profile when it comes to capturing government agency attention and assisting policy decisions.
NZ started exporting onions over 50 years ago and now has 45 markets worldwide. Approximately 85% of total production is exported and all of the major industry operators are 100% NZ owned. In the horticultural sector very few can match these statistics.