New York onion production fell 7 percent in 2022

A recent government report found that New York onion production fell an estimated 7 percent to 2.52 million cwt (hundredweight) last year from the 2021 production estimate. 

That’s according to a Feb. 15 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), New York Field Office.

The average yield per acre was estimated at 400 cwt in 2022, unchanged from the prior year’s average yield. Area harvested for onions was estimated at 6,300 acres last year, down 7 percent from the 2021 total area, according to NASS. The value of onion production in New York state totaled $80.2 million in 2022, up 28 percent from the previous year.