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The S7210 Tearless Sweet Onion variety (Sunions™) from BASF’s vegetable seed brand Nunhems is now available for all growers in the United States to purchase in 2023 for the 2024 growing season. Growers will have the option of marketing the variety under the Sunions name or under their own brand.
“S7210 was launched in 2017 with limited seed quantity and no market presence,” said Kaitlyn O’Neal, regional crop lead for onions. “Now, six years later, we’ve built up our seed inventory and have created retail market pull of this tearless, sweet onion, making it possible for us to sell the S7210 to all interested long-day onion growers.”
With the S7210 variety, domestic growers can produce a sweet, long-day onion that’s both tearless and available during winter marketing months. A consumer marketing survey found that the S7210 produced less burning sensation, tearing, nose running, throat irritation and overall irritation than other sweet onions. The top driver for first-time and repeat consumer purchases was the S7210’s tearlessness (27%) followed by its sweet flavor (24%). All in all, consumers preferred the S7210 five to one over competitor onions.
The S7210 Tearless Sweet Onion and other varieties will be featured at 2023 Nunhems Onion Showcase Celebration on August 28, 2023, from 9 AM to Noon at Story Farms, 29983 Highway 18 in Parma, Idaho. This event is open to all interested growers, and lunch will be provided.
To begin growing the S7210 variety, growers should reach out to their Nunhems sales representative or contact Nunhems USA Inc. at (800) 733-9505.
