# Idaho Onion Exports Surge 137% on the Week, 364% Above Five-Year Median _Oct 12, 2026_ > 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. _Numbers as of Oct 12, 2026 pull._ Idaho onion exports hit 103 units (10,000-lb) for the week of October 8, up **137% week over week** and running 364% above the five-year median, per USDA movement data. Idaho-Eastern Oregon yellow jumbos quote at $14.00-15.00, 50-lb sacks, per USDA shipping-point reports dated October 9. [Chart: Onion FOB by origin, recent weeks](https://knowyouronions.news/board/weekly-movers) ([data](https://knowyouronions.news/board/weekly-movers.md) — chart image: https://knowyouronions.news/charts/issues/onion/2026-10-12/board/weekly-movers.png) - **Oregon exports** (trailing four-week total): 1,074 units (10,000-lb), up 171% against the prior four-week total and 231% above the five-year median of four-week totals, per USDA movement data. - **Peru imports**: 343 units (10,000-lb), week of October 8, up 11% on the week and 884% above the five-year median, per USDA movement data. FOB: mostly $26.00-28.00, 40-lb cartons, per USDA shipping-point reports October 9. - **Canada imports**: 114 units (10,000-lb), week of October 8, up 127% week over week and 120% above the five-year median, per USDA movement data. - **Idaho-Eastern Oregon whites**: White medium 50-lb sacks off 10% on the week per USDA shipping-point reports. White jumbo 50-lb sacks off 4%. Both remain elevated against the five-year median. - **Washington yellow jumbos**: mostly $13.00, 50-lb sacks, per USDA shipping-point reports October 9. Idaho-Eastern Oregon yellow jumbos run $1.00-2.00 above Washington on the same spec. - **Wisconsin shipments**: -118 units (10,000-lb), down 202% week over week and 177% below the five-year median, per USDA movement data. Markon noted (Oct. 9, 2026) that new-crop harvests are winding down across Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Utah with product moving into long-term storage, and described active demand as keeping markets elevated but stable. *Data note: Three series have not updated in over two weeks: Michigan movement data, Central Wisconsin yellow medium 50-lb sack prices and Michigan red large 25-lb sack prices.* --- Canonical URL: https://knowyouronions.news/issues/2026-10-12