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October books the onion.
November starts the reefer.

Cure the bulb for 7 to 10 days. Ship at 0–4°C. July is not this window, and Multan mango orchards are not the origin.

Ship window
November to March
Cure
7–10 days
Reefer
0–4°C
Saudi
Ask first
Onion illustration for the winter export book
Zarkaar Group, Shesha Basti Talab, Multan. Updated 2026-10-02.

The published onion window is November through March. Bulbs are cured for 7–10 days, then held and shipped at 0–4°C. A 40-foot high-cube reefer holds about 25 metric tons. Mesh bags are 10, 20, and 25 kg. October is the month to book that program, not the month to ask for a July-style spot container.

Red onion is 60–80 mm. White onion is 50–70 mm and milder. Origin is Sindh and Balochistan, sourced. UAE and Qatar are the published Gulf desks. Saudi onion is ask-first. Malaysia and Indonesia take the bulb on their own lanes when the import rule allows.

What the October note should contain

Colour, size, and port. A message that says only onion will be answered with those three questions.

Gulf

UAE and Qatar can take the winter program. Name Jebel Ali or the Qatari port. Do not write Riyadh as a discharge. Saudi remains ask-first even for a buyer who already takes our rice.

Papers

Phytosanitary, Halal, and KCCI origin. Onion does not use the mango hot-water bath or the rice moisture sheet. There is no public onion price on this page.

Not a seed or fertiliser offer

Growers looking for onion fertiliser use the vegetable guide and the Multan counter. This URL does not sell onion seed and does not buy the field crop at a posted rate. The export lot is a cured bulb in a mesh bag.

اردو

پیاز نومبر سے مارچ

اکتوبر بکنگ کا مہینہ ہے۔ سات سے دس دن علاج، پھر صفر سے چار ڈگری پر ریفر۔

لال ساٹھ سے اسی ملی میٹر۔ سفید الگ سائز ہے۔ سعودی کے لیے پہلے پوچھیں۔ یو اے ای اور قطر چلتے ہیں۔

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

When does Pakistan onion export start?
The window Zarkaar publishes is November through March. October is for booking, after you know the colour and the port.
What temperature is the reefer?
0–4°C after a cure of 7–10 days.
Can you load onion for Jeddah?
Saudi onion is ask-first. It is not on the published Saudi list. UAE and Qatar are the Gulf desks that are published.
Is the onion from Multan?
No. Export onion is sourced from Sindh and Balochistan. Multan is the mango and the counter, not this origin.

Get in touch

Say red or white, and the month.

Port in the same message. We will say whether that sailing is open.

Mon–Sat 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM PKT · Shesha Basti Talab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan