Yellow / Golden Onions

Golden onions are a staple dry-vegetable export from Egypt: firm bulbs with papery yellow-brown skin and a strong, pungent flavour that suits cooking and processing. EL-SHIMY coordinates sourcing, sizing and packing for importers and distributors.

Yellow / Golden Onions
Illustrative photo: Rosa Elena Méndez Meza, CC BY 3.0 · Photo credits

Product specifications

Category
Vegetables
Form
Fresh
Indicative season
≈ Jan – Aug

Indicative Egyptian harvest window from external industry references. El-Shimy availability is confirmed per order.

Details buyers ask for

Varieties

Yellow/golden onions in round to globe shapes. Specify dry-matter needs, skin quality and neck dryness if they matter for storage on your side.

Sizes & grading

Sized by diameter in millimetres, commonly in bands such as 40–60, 50–70 or 60–80 mm. Tell us your preferred band and tolerance.

Packaging

Mesh bags (commonly 10–25 kg), palletised and loaded in ventilated or reefer containers. Bag weight and labelling agreed per order.

Storage & shipping

Shipped in temperature-controlled (reefer) containers or by air freight, depending on the commodity, transit time and destination. Set-points and ventilation are agreed per product.

Documentation

Commonly requested: commercial invoice, packing list, phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin and any importer-specific documents. We confirm the exact set with you before shipment.

Specifications on this page are indicative industry references, not a commitment. Variety, grade, size, packing, availability and price are confirmed in a written quote for each shipment.

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