Production of onion in the second quarter of 2023 was recorded at 84.90 thousand metric tons. This was 3.4 percent higher than the previous year’s same quarter output of 82.08 thousand metric tons.

The most produced type of onion was Bermuda with 83.73 thousand metric tons output, contributing 98.6 percent to the total onion production during the period.

Among the regions, MIMAROPA Region was the top producer of onion during the quarter with a production of 46.94 thousand metric tons or 55.3 percent share to the total. This was followed by Central Luzon with 23.66 thousand metric tons and Ilocos Region with 12.54 thousand metric tons output. These regions shared 97.9 percent of the country’s total onion production.

During the first semester of 2023, the area harvested for onion increased to 19.80 thousand hectares or by 7.4 percent from the 18.43 thousand hectares in the same period of last year.