Source: Tom Karst, THE PACKER, 5/18/21


Supply of North Carolina onions, potatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables is increasing seasonally for Raleigh-based L&M Cos. Matt Tunnell, sales and operations manager, said L&M was starting its yellow onion supplies from North Carolina in mid-May. “It was a good spring; we didn’t get a ton of rain and it should be a good year for them,” he said. North Carolina yellow onions also can be marketed as sweet onions, depending on retail preference, Tunnell said. The yellow onion deal will last from six to eight weeks, he said.

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