Mexico: Onion producers in Rodeo have good expectations

MARCO RODRIGUEZ. THE SUN OF DURANGO. In the municipality three onion plantations are carried out a year, in the months of July, December and February. RODEO, Durango. (OEM).- Onion producers have good expectations in the current agricultural cycle, waiting for the harvest that will begin next April, reported producer Alejandro Lucero Ramos. Leandro Valle said that in his case there are between 10 and 12 hectares in production, planted in the ejidos of Rodeo and Leandro Valle out of a total of between 40 and 50 that are found throughout the municipality of Rodeo. He indicated that the crop began in mid-December and is in the process of development, with very good expectations of production and price, projecting to start the harvest in April. He recalled that currently the conditions of the onion in the market can be reflected in what happens in the state of Michoacán, with "sales prices through the roof", noting that in the field the onion is being marketed at 17 pesos per ...