Canada Onion Imports Hit 145 Units, 288% Above Five-Year Median

Canada onion imports crossed at 145 (10,000-lb units) in the week of Sept 10, up 101% week over week and 288% above the five-year median, per USDA border-crossing reports. Peru and Mexico crossed at 53 and 13 units the same week. The Canada surge runs alongside a near-exit from California, where domestic shipments fell to just 9 (10,000-lb units), down 97% on the week and 95% below the five-year median, per USDA movement reports.

• Oregon domestic shipments totaled 3,495 (10,000-lb units) over the past 28 days, up 402% vs the prior 28-day period and 29% above the five-year median, per USDA movement reports.
• Oregon exports totaled 397 (10,000-lb units) over the past 28 days, up 29% vs the prior 28-day period and 84% above the five-year median.
• Georgia domestic shipments fell to 9 (10,000-lb units) last week, down 91% on the week and 89% below the five-year median, per USDA movement reports. Georgia's series is flagged stale in the digest, last updated over two weeks ago.
• Idaho-Eastern Oregon yellow jumbo, 50-lb sacks held at mostly $16.00, flat on the week and 52% above the five-year median, per USDA shipping-point reports as of Sept 11.
• Washington yellow jumbo, 50-lb sacks quoted at $13.00-14.00, down slightly on the week and 50% above the five-year median, per USDA shipping-point reports as of Sept 11.
• Peru yellow jumbo, 40-lb cartons quoted at mostly $26.00-28.00, per USDA shipping-point reports as of Sept 11.

Data note: 35 series, including Georgia, Michigan, New Mexico and Wisconsin, have not updated in over two weeks. Georgia yellow jumbo 40-lb cartons carried a USDA shipping-point quote of mostly $25.00-26.00 as of Sept 11. Treat all Georgia figures as stale given the series flag.