Onions Having Good Crop in Hokkaido City Thanks to Fewer Scorching Hot Days, Appropriate Amount of Rain
A man uses a machine to load freshly harvested onions into a container in Kitami, Hokkaido, as the harvesting season of the vegetable reaches its peak in one of the leading onion producing areas in the country.
Onions are thriving in Hokkaido City this year, according to Japan Agriculture Cooperative branch JA Kitamirai. The favorable crop is attributed to a lack of scorching hot days and a sufficient amount of rainfall. The Kitami area, along with its neighboring towns Kunneppu and Oketo, accounts for approximately 20% of the onions produced in the country.
Harvesting is anticipated to persist in these regions until the end of September. Ryohei Furuya, a 36-year-old onion farmer in Kitami, reported that this year's onions are larger than usual, and the harvesting process is progressing smoothly.
Written by urgent.news from The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
