Fresh Onion

India is the world second largest onion growing country in the world. Indian onion are famous for their pungency and are available round the year. Indian onion has two crop cycles, first harvesting starts in November to January and the second harvesting from January to May.

The major varieties found in india are Agrifound Dark Red, Agrifound Light Red, NHRDF Red, and Agrifound Red, Pusa Ratnar, Pusa Red, Pusa White round. There are certain varieties in yellow onion which are suitable for export in European countries Tana F1, Arad-H, Suprex, Granex 55, HA 60, and Granex 429.

The major Onion Producing states are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Telangana.

Maharashtra ranks first in Onion production with a share of 28.32%.