Storage & Handling

These premium sweet onions are more perishable and can bruise easily, so proper handling is very important to ensure a high quality display.

Reduce Shrink with Proper Storage:

• Maintain storage temperatures of 45 – 55°F
• Provide 70 – 75% relative humidity with good air circulation
• Keep onions dry

To Prevent Bruising:

• Don’t throw, toss or drop bags or boxes
• Don’t stack bags over 5 feet high
• Carefully pile onions into the displays
• Don’t dump them into display bins

To Prevent Decay

• Don’t store onions for a long time with potatoes or other produce that gives off moisture
• Don’t store onions in plastic bins or using plastic pallet wrap that prevents air circulation
• Place onions a foot away from walls and other pallets to provide air flow
• Avoid direct sunlight or other heat sources.
• Remove onions that are bruised, cut or already rotting
• Keep onions dry and cool
• Rotate, rotate, rotate!