WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:
Over the last three decades, domestic onion production costs have risen sharply from $1,876 per acre in 1992 to $6,438 in 2025. American onion growers operate under some of the strictest labor, safety, and regulatory standards in the world, but compete against foreign importers with far less stringent oversight, such as those based in Mexico. The outcome is unfair for domestic producers and dangerous for domestic consumers.
In 2021, Mexican onions were recalled and credible safety threats meant Food and Drug Administration inspectors were unable to conduct on-site investigations. Today, inspectors are still largely unable to conduct adequate oversight, and Mexic...