ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia’s world famous (and rigorously, jealously trademarked) Vidalia onions were shipped out to the nation beginning Monday.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper touted the shipping dates on social media for the Peach State’s official … vegetable. They also included the reporting of Mackenzie Baker for WTOC, a sister station of Atlanta News First.
It’s the official pack date for the famous @GeorgiaGrown Vidalia Onions!Be sure to enjoy some of this year’s incredible crop in the days and weeks ahead, thanks to our hardworking farming families. https://t.co/618T9VHtvM
— Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) April 13, 2026
Designated Georgia’s official vegetable in 1990, Vidalia onions are grown in a legally defined, 20-county production area in southeast Georgia and marketed under the “Vidalia” name. The crop benefits from the region’s low-sulfur soils.
- When you see them: typically spring; the marketed season usually starts in April and runs into summer (availability varies by crop/storage).
- Where they’re grown: a specific set of counties around Vidalia; only onions from that region (and approved varieties) can be labeled “Vidalia.”
- How to store: keep cool, dry, and ventilated; don’t seal in plastic. Refrigerate cut onions.
Now, here’s how to enjoy them…