Onion farmers in Texas faced serious issues with the rainfall the state received last year, according to The Packer.
The extreme rainfall led to expansive crop disease and growers struggled to harvest their crop. And last season, Texas farmers only grew about 1 million bags compared to the 5 to 6 million-bag average of the last five years.
Onion farmers in the Lone Star State prepared for the worst this year, but have been pleasantly surprised by the mild winter. That’s because El Niño appears to be northeast of the onion-growing regions in Texas, according to The Packer.
And it’s shaping up to be a good crop, said Don Ed Holmes, owner of The Onion House LLC in Weslaco.
But yields may still be down due to rains during and after planting in November and December of last year.