About the Idaho-E. Oregon Onion Committee |
Long, sunny days. Fertile, volcanic soils. Clean, mountain water. The unique conditions that produce some of the world's most famous potatoes also produce some of the world's most popular onions. Over 25% of all fresh bulb onions consumed in the United States each year come from the Snake River Valley of Southwestern Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. And it’s no wonder why.
Big on profitability.Idaho-Eastern Oregon onions’ consistently large size (65% over 3” diam.) makes them ideal for high-margin, one-of-a-kind menu applications like onion blooms. And their long storage life (up to 9 months in ventilated storage) reduces shrink, making them one of the most profitable items in retail produce. In the kitchen, large, globe-shaped Idaho-Eastern Oregon onions, give you up to 28% more usable onion, pound for pound, than smaller onions. And they prep up to five times faster per pound, freeing your staff up for more creative tasks.*
Big on HACCP.Reflecting their industry leadership, Idaho-Eastern Oregon onion shippers helped create the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines that govern our industry. Most sheds voluntarily have their facilities tested by third-party auditors for compliance with these guidelines and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) This ensures food safety and provides trace-ability of our onions, all the way back to the field where they were grown.
Big on quality.Idaho-Eastern Oregon onions are renowned for their firm texture, tight, dry skins and retail appeal. It’s no accident: ours is the only storage onion growing region regulated by a Federal Marketing Order (#958). Our onions are inspected daily by the Federal-State Inspection Service to certify that they are in accordance with grade, size, pack and maturity requirements.
Big on supply.As America’s largest onion-growing region, Idaho-Eastern Oregon shippers offer you a convenient, one-stop shop for all of your storage onion needs, with the largest, most reliable supply in the U.S.—roughly 24,000 carlots shipped every year. Given today’s transportation shortage, why go anywhere else?
Big on selection. Idaho-Eastern Oregon growers produce beautiful yellow, red and white storage onions in all sizes—from boilers to super colossals. Whatever you’re looking for, we have it, plus experienced shippers ready to meet your special transportation and packaging requirements. Idaho-Eastern Oregon onions. The bigger. The better.
*Medium size vs. super colossal size. Prep times under laboratory conditions. Foodservice operator prep time may vary.
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