India earns huge amount of money by selling onions, who are 10 biggest buyers?, Half of India’s onion is exported to THIS country, name is…

India is the second largest onion producer in the world with two crop cycles. Indian onions are famous for their pungency and are exported to countries like Bangladesh Malaysia UAE. Bangladesh was the largest importer in 2024-25.

Do you know that India is the second largest onion producer in the world ? Indian onions are famous for their pungency and are available throughout the year. Indian onions have two crop cycles. The first harvest runs from November to January, while the second harvest runs from January to May.

Every year a large quantity of onion is exported from India to many countries. Let us know which are the top 5 importing countries of Indian onion.

Who are top 10 importers?

According to data from the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the biggest Indian onion importers include Bangladesh, Malaysia, UAE, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Kuwait, Indonesia, Maldives, Oman and Vietnam.

The major onion producing states in India are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Telangana. Maharashtra ranks first in onion production in 2023-24 (second advance estimate) with a share of 35%, followed by Madhya Pradesh with a share of 17%.

Which other onions do you buy?

Apart from these top 10 countries, many other countries also buy onions from India. These include Singapore, Qatar, Bahrain, Bhutan, Mauritius, UK, Brunei and Saudi Arabia. Major onion varieties in India include Agrifound Dark Red, Agrifound Light Red, NHRDF Red, Agrifound White, Agrifound Rose and Agrifound Red, Pusa Ratnar, Pusa Red and Pusa White Round.

At the same time, some varieties of yellow onion are considered better for export to European countries. These include Tana F1, Arad-H, Suprex, Granex 55, HA 60 and Granex 429.