RALEIGH, NC - Summer is fast approaching, and when I think of sunny weather spreads, onions are a staple from grilling, to salads, and everything in between. To peel back the layers on the produce that packs a crisp bite, I connected with Derek Ennis, Sales Manager for Potatoes & Onions of L&M to get an update on the warmer spectrum of its year-round onion program.

“We have exciting developments this year in our spring and summer onion crops,” Derek tells me. “We started harvesting new crop California red, white, and yellow varieties in April and will transition to New Mexico and North Carolina in early June. We have doubled our North Carolina acreage, added a new grower, and are trialing a new red variety there for the summer.”

L&M will start harvesting and packing out of New Mexico June 1 through the end of August, while the North Carolina crop will be harvested June 5 through mid-July. The company is anticipating very good yields and quality in all three of the warm weather growing regions.

“The size profile for our California crop will be larger and heavy to jumbo and colossal sizes,” Derek shares. “Our North Carolina crop is typically on the smaller side of the size profile. We typically get a heavy medium size profile which is ideal for local retailers to market.”

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