# Know Your Onions > The onion market page produce buyers actually need. 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 Aug 21, 2026._ ## Latest issue: Peru Onion Imports 1,333% Above Last Week, 116% Above Five-Year Median (Aug 24, 2026) Peru onion imports jumped 1,333% week-over-week, 116% above the five-year median. California and Idaho domestic shipments also surged. Idaho-Eastern Oregon jumbos hold mostly $16.00, 50-lb sacks. Read: https://knowyouronions.news/issues/2026-08-24 · Markdown: https://knowyouronions.news/issues/2026-08-24.md ## 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. - [California onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/california.md) — mostly $15.00 (yellow jumbo, 50 lb sacks) (as of Aug 14, 2026) - [Canada onion import volume](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/canada.md) — 20 units of 10,000 pounds (as of Aug 20, 2026) - [Georgia onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/georgia.md) — mostly $24.00-25.00 (yellow jumbo, 40 lb cartons) (as of Aug 21, 2026) - [Idaho-Eastern Oregon onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/idaho-eastern-oregon.md) — mostly $17.00 (yellow colossal, 50 lb sacks) (as of Aug 21, 2026) - [Mexico onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/mexico.md) — Awaiting quote; last quoted Apr 29, 2026 - [New Mexico onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/new-mexico.md) — mostly $19.00 (yellow colossal, 50 lb sacks) (as of Aug 13, 2026) - [New York onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/new-york.md) — Out of season; last quoted May 1, 2026 - [Peru onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/peru.md) — Awaiting quote; last quoted Apr 14, 2026 - [Texas onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/texas.md) — Out of season; last quoted May 19, 2026 - [Washington onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/washington.md) — mostly $15.00 (yellow jumbo, 50 lb sacks) (as of Aug 21, 2026) - [Wisconsin onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/wisconsin.md) — Out of season; last quoted Mar 6, 2026 ### Varieties FOB prices by variety across origins: yellow, red, white and sweet. - [Red onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/variety/red.md) — mostly $12.00-13.00 (Washington jumbo, 25 lb sacks) (as of Aug 21, 2026) - [Sweet onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/variety/sweet.md) — Out of season; last quoted Apr 27, 2026 - [White onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/variety/white.md) — mostly $21.00-23.00 (Washington jumbo, 50 lb sacks) (as of Aug 21, 2026) - [Yellow onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/variety/yellow.md) — mostly $15.00 (Washington jumbo, 50 lb sacks) (as of Aug 21, 2026) ### Packs FOB prices by pack across origins: 50-lb sacks, 25-lb sacks and 40-lb cartons. - [25 lb sacks onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/pack/25-lb-sacks.md) — mostly $12.00-13.00 (Washington red jumbo) (as of Aug 21, 2026) - [40 lb cartons onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/pack/40-lb-cartons.md) — mostly $24.00-25.00 (Georgia yellow jumbo) (as of Aug 21, 2026) - [50 lb sacks onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/pack/50-lb-sacks.md) — mostly $13.00 (Washington yellow medium) (as of Aug 21, 2026) ### Price 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. - [Onion price trend](https://knowyouronions.news/trend/onion-prices.md) — mostly $15.00 (Washington yellow jumbo in 50 lb sacks) (as of Aug 21, 2026) ### Exports 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. - [Benelux onion export prices](https://knowyouronions.news/export/benelux.md) — €256 a tonne (Comext monthly, data through June 2026) (as of Jun 1, 2026) ### The Board The weekly board: this week's biggest FOB movers, largest move first. - [The weekly onion board](https://knowyouronions.news/board/weekly-movers.md) — White (as of Aug 21, 2026) ### Why prices are moving Why onion prices are rising or falling right now at the benchmark spec, updated every week the data moves. - [Why are onion prices falling right now?](https://knowyouronions.news/why/onion-prices-falling.md) — Broadly flat for 4 weeks (as of Aug 21, 2026) - [Why are onion prices rising right now?](https://knowyouronions.news/why/onion-prices-rising.md) — Broadly flat for 4 weeks (as of Aug 21, 2026) ### Current price The current benchmark onion price in one sentence: the USDA range, the move and what drives it. - [Current onion prices](https://knowyouronions.news/current-price/onions.md) — mostly $16.00 per 50 lb sack (as of Aug 21, 2026) ## More - [Guides](https://knowyouronions.news/guides.md) - [Issue archive](https://knowyouronions.news/issues) - [Agent index (llms.txt)](https://knowyouronions.news/llms.txt) - [RSS feed](https://knowyouronions.news/rss.xml)