date:Jul 26, 2021
ults. Yields are lower than in a normal year. This is probably due to high temperatures combined with a lack of rain.
In Sicily, the production season of the Paglina onion from Castrofilippo (Agrigento), a niche product, is practically over. It was characterised by abundant rainfall in June and this meant that the size of the onions, already large by nature, became really, really large, reaching 120+ size. This, however, penalised marketing somewhat. The total estimated production of Paglina on