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Fresh Onion

There are major varieties in onions example agri found,dark red,light red,Pusa white,garva there are certain varieties of yellow onion that are suitable for export in European countries, Maharashtra ranks first in onion production with the share of 42.53% the grade designation and quality development parameters have also been set up for the identifying quality Onions. Packing size Holy depends on the importing buyer and country requirement generally Sri Lanka 25 kg Malaysian Indonesia 10 kg Singapore 8 kg in Gulf countries 5 kg to 20 kg different sizes of onions required by different countries like the Middle East and Gulf 40 to 60 mm Malaysia Singapore African part Sri Lanka size in 25 to 30 mm onion consumption has also been reported to have anti-proliferative,effective in cancer and helps to improve metabolism. 

Prevention and Damage Control of Fresh Onions.     

  1. Handling- onions should not be dropped onto a non-resilient surface from more than 6 feet height if onions are in which state after packing in the Store or drugs the better height is 2 to 2.5 m

  2. Storage- Sprouting in onion is controlled by temperature weight loss is higher when the temperature is about 35 degrees onions are stored at the temperature of 32 35 degrees Celsius in cold storage temperature is maintained at 0.2 degrees Celsius while the RH is kept at 60-75% in India the onions are bulk stored in special houses.

  3. Packing- for safe handling onions are packed in mash bags according to the market demand commonly big onions are packed in 5 to 25 kg mesh bags and jute bags.

  4. Curing- onions are considered cured when the neck is tight and the outer scales are dried until they rustle during is the major post-harvest operation.

  5. Grading- onions after processing are graded manually before they are marketed sorting and grinding after the storage is done yield better prices onions are categorized based on their size.