Bernard Lodge onion glut leaves farmers with millions in losses

Jamaican onion growers face losses as imports overlap harvest

Onion farmers in Bernard Lodge, St Catherine, are reporting losses as increased local production coincides with continued imports, leaving crops at risk of spoilage. More than 15 farmers are adjusting prices to recover costs while calling for changes to import timing and market coordination. Jorn…

Bernard Lodge onion glut leaves farmers with millions in losses

Onion farmers in Bernard Lodge, St Catherine are facing millions of dollars in losses as a glut in local production collides with continued imports, leaving acres of mature crops at risk of spoilage. More than 15 farmers in the area are now under pressure to slash prices in a bid to recover costs, even as they call for stronger protection for local agriculture.