Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 19, 2024

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Oct 11, 2024
§ 51.3198 - Size classifications.

Size shall be specified in connection with the grade in terms of minimum diameter, range in diameter, minimum diameter with a percentage of a certain size or larger, or in accordance with one of the size classifications listed below: Provided, that unless otherwise specified, onions shall not be less than 1 1/2 inches in diameter, with 60 percent or more 2 inches or larger in diameter.

Size designation Minimum diameter Maximum diameter
Inches Millimeters Inches Millimeters
Small125.42 1/457.2
Repacker/Prepacker 11 3/444.5376.2
Medium250.83 1/482.6
Large or Jumbo376.2( 2)
Colossal3 3/495.3( 2)

1 In addition to the sizes specified, a lot of onions designated as Repacker or Prepacker shall contain at least 60 percent or more 2 inches or larger in diameter.

2 No requirement.

authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
cite as: 7 CFR 51.3198