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# Oregon Export 4-Week Total Hits 1,033 Units, 234% Above Five-Year Median

_Oct 26, 2026_

> Oregon onion exports totaled 1,033 units over the trailing 28 days, 234% above the five-year median and 140% above the prior four-week period. Colorado shipments fell to 4 units on the week, 99% below the five-year median.

_Numbers as of Oct 26, 2026 pull._

Oregon onion exports reached 1,033 units (10,000-lb units) as a trailing 28-day total, per USDA movement reports. That four-week volume is 234% above the five-year median for the same trailing window and 140% above the prior four-week period. Colorado, also in its domestic season, reported just 4 units on the week, 98% below the prior week and 99% below the five-year median.


[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/2026-10-26/board/weekly-movers.png)


- **Peru imports** (week of Oct 22, border-crossing volume): 201 units (10,000-lb units), up 159.9% week over week, still 32% below the five-year median. Peru yellow jumbo FOB at mostly $26.00-28.00, 40-lb cartons, per USDA shipping-point reports as of Oct 23.

- **Canada imports** (week of Oct 22): 203 units, up 22% week over week and 111% above the five-year median. Canada flows year-round. This reading remains well above historical norms.

- **Washington whites** (USDA shipping-point, Oct 23): jumbo 50-lb sacks at $23.50 (62% above the five-year median), medium 50-lb sacks at $21.50 (65% above the five-year median). Week-over-week moves were flat to +2%.

- **Washington exports**: 94 units (10,000-lb units), 85% above the five-year median, down 6% week over week per USDA movement reports.

- **Mexico imports** (week of Oct 22): 1 unit, up 19% week over week but 95% below the five-year median. The channel remains near-zero by historical standards.

**Current FOB levels, USDA shipping-point as of Oct 23:**

- Idaho-Eastern Oregon yellow jumbo: mostly $14.00, 50-lb sacks.
- Washington yellow jumbo: mostly $12.00-13.00, 50-lb sacks.
- New York yellow medium: mostly $13.00, 50-lb sacks.
- Peru yellow jumbo: mostly $26.00-28.00, 40-lb cartons.

*Data note: Three series have not updated in over two weeks: Michigan shipment movement, Central Wisconsin yellow medium 50-lb sacks and Michigan red large 25-lb sacks. Those exact series are stale for this issue.*

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