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USDA shipping-point FOB prices by origin, variety and pack, the volumes shipped and crossed from Mexico, Peru and Canada, and a Monday board of what moved. One brief a week. No forecasts, no buy signals.
Data through Oct 16, 2026 · updated Oct 17, 2026
Latest issue · Oct 12, 2026
Idaho Onion Exports Surge 137% on the Week, 364% Above Five-Year Median
Idaho onion exports ran 103 units (10,000-lb) for the week, up 137% on the week and 364% above the five-year median. Idaho-Eastern Oregon yellow jumbos quote $14.00-15.00, 50-lb sacks. Peru imports running 884% above the five-year median.
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The data
Origins
FOB prices by growing origin: Idaho-Eastern Oregon's storage crop, Washington, California, Texas, Georgia, New Mexico, and import crossings from Mexico, Peru and Canada, with each origin's shipment volume.
12 pagesVarieties
FOB prices by variety across origins: yellow, red, white and sweet.
4 pagesPacks
FOB prices by pack across origins: 50-lb sacks, 25-lb sacks and 40-lb cartons.
1 pagePrice trend
The long-run price history: the market's reference spec, yellow jumbo in 50-lb sacks, at every origin that quotes it, plus the lowest and highest published quote year by year.
1 pageExports
The European export lane: what Dutch and Belgian onions actually left for West Africa at, per tonne, from EU trade statistics, with the volumes behind it.
1 pageThe Board
The weekly board: this week's biggest FOB movers, largest move first.
1 pageWhy prices are moving
Why onion prices are rising or falling right now at the benchmark spec, updated every week the data moves.
2 pagesCurrent price
The current benchmark onion price in one sentence: the USDA range, the move and what drives it.
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