Mexico Onion Imports at Zero, 99% Below the Five-Year Median

Mexico onion imports registered 0 units (10,000-lb units) for the week of Sept. 25, per USDA movement reports, down 98% from the prior week and 99% below the five-year median. Canada posted 177 units for the same week, 165% above the five-year median and up 2% on the week. The two channels moved in opposite directions: Mexico at zero, Canada well above its five-year norm.

• Idaho-Eastern Oregon yellow jumbo, 50-lb sacks: mostly $16.00 (USDA shipping-point, Sept. 25), flat week over week and 68% above the five-year median.
• Idaho-Eastern Oregon white medium, 50-lb sacks: mostly $25.00 (USDA shipping-point, Sept. 25), flat on the week and 67% above the five-year median.
• Washington yellow jumbo, 50-lb sacks: $13.00-14.00 (USDA, Sept. 25), $2.00-3.00 below Idaho-Eastern Oregon yellow jumbo on the same pack.
• Peru yellow jumbo, 40-lb cartons: mostly $26.00-28.00 (USDA, Sept. 25), the highest-quoted import FOB in current USDA shipping-point reports.
• Georgia yellow jumbo, 40-lb cartons: mostly $25.00-26.00 (USDA shipping-point, Sept. 16, the most recent available quote).
• Oregon domestic shipments: 5,242 units over the past 28 days (USDA movement), up 96% versus the prior 28-day period and 27% above the five-year median of trailing 28-day totals.

Data note: Georgia export movement, Michigan movement, New Mexico movement, Wisconsin movement and a central Wisconsin medium onion price series have not updated in over two weeks.