Editing Onion (section)

=== Production ===

[[File:Onion grading at the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR), Coventry University.webm|thumb|Onion grading at the [[Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience]], England, using a manually-operated sorter]]

Onions are a widely cultivated vegetable crop, produced in the second largest quantity after [[tomato]]es.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ray |first=Ramesh C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sWH8EAAAQBAJ&dq=global+onion+cultivation&pg=PA283 |title=Roots, Tubers, and Bulb Crop Wastes: Management by Biorefinery Approaches |date=2024 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-981-99-8266-0 |page=283}}</ref> In 2021, the top global producers of onions were China, India, the United States, and Turkey.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ochar |first1=Kingsley |last2=Kim |first2=Seong-Hoon |date=2023-09-18 |title=Conservation and Global Distribution of Onion (Allium cepa L.) Germplasm for Agricultural Sustainability |journal=Plants |volume=12 |issue=18 |page=3294 |doi=10.3390/plants12183294 |doi-access=free |pmid=37765458 |pmc=10535454 |bibcode=2023Plnts..12.3294O }}</ref> In 2022, world production of onions and shallots (as green produce) was 5.0 million [[tonne]]s, led by [[China]] with 17% of the total, and [[Mali]], [[Angola]], and [[Japan]] as secondary producers.<ref name="faostat"/>