Onion exporters
The U.S. is one of the top three onion exporters in the world, ranking third behind China and India, shipping its onion exports mostly to Canada, Japan, Mexico and Taiwan. Onions are grown in more than 20 states, but Idaho, Oregon, Washington and California are the states which produce the largest volume of onions. In that capacity, the National Onion Association says that the U.S. accounts for roughly 6.5% of the world's onion production, exporting 700 million pounds of onions annually.
The onion has been around for about 5,000 years as one variety or another. Called 'lilies of the kitchen', onions can make or break a recipe. No wonder cooks value their onions and despair when onion exporters are closed down, like recently happened to the green onion exporters from Mexico. Nasty things can happen and we're mighty lucky to have governmental oversight to get the growers and exporters back on track to supplying us with quality produce.
Each adult in the world eats an average of 18 pounds of onions per year! Libyans eat the most, coming in at just over 66 pounds per person! Whether the onion is sweet or hot, big or little, yellow, white or red, you have a nice variety from which to choose. Keeping up with all the export rules is a full time job for every nation's onion exporters, but the result allows cooks the world over use onions as an everyday 'spice'.
About 18% of the U.S. onion production is used in making packaged or pre-packed goods like salsa, soups and appetizers. The more we have two-people working households, the more prepared foods are desired. Since onions can be so successfully dehydrated, they are popular inclusionary ingredients for any kind of 'on the shelf' meal. Once properly dehydrated, onion exporters can send them the world over with quite a nice profit margin.
You don't need to pay the onion exporters price for dehydrated onions, you know. All you need do is grab up the chosen onions when they are available in season, cut them up and dry them in your oven at the lowest temperature. That way you can have a nice variety of onions available all year long!
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