date:May 20, 2016
where 62,000 decares of land were planted.
5. Russia
Production: 1,984,937 tonnes
Onion is the third most produced vegetable in Russia. It is also one of the most consumed and imported crops. Since the food import ban for EU countries, Russia has begun to rely largely on Turkey, China, and Israel as major suppliers. Between 2013 and 2014 onion import more than doubled, but the prices also went up for about 25 percent.
4. Iran
Production: 2,381,551 tonnes
With 23.8 million tonnes of produced