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# Peru Import Volume Up 235% on the Week to 672 Units

_Nov 2, 2026_

> Peru onion imports rose 235% week over week to 672 units, 151% above the five-year median. Colorado shipments jumped 7,300% from near zero. Washington whites hold above the five-year median.

_Numbers as of Nov 2, 2026 pull._

Peru onion imports reached 672 units (10,000-lb units) for the week of October 29, up **234.9% week over week** per USDA movement reports and 151% above the five-year median. At mostly **$26.00-28.00 per 40-lb carton** (USDA shipping-point, October 30), Peru yellow jumbo runs well above Idaho-Eastern Oregon yellow jumbo, which sits at mostly **$13.00 per 50-lb sack** at the same date.


[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/2026-11-02/board/weekly-movers.png)


- **Colorado** shipments: 315 units, up 7,300.0% week over week from near-zero levels per USDA movement reports, still 32% below the five-year median. Volume has returned but remains below seasonal norms.
- **Mexico** border crossings: 14 units, up 1,728.1% week over week, 52% above the five-year median per USDA movement reports. Absolute volume remains small.
- **Oregon exports** (trailing 28-day total): 1,367 units over the past four weeks, 339% above the five-year median of four-week totals and up 172% versus the prior four weeks per USDA movement reports.
- **Wisconsin** shipments: 97 units, up 278.5% week over week, though 41% below the five-year median per USDA movement reports.
- **Washington white medium** 50-lb sacks at $21.50 (USDA shipping-point), 65% above the five-year median, unchanged week over week. **Washington white jumbo** 50-lb sacks at $23.50, 57% above the five-year median, also unchanged.
- **Washington yellow jumbo**: mostly $11.00-12.00, 50-lb sacks (USDA shipping-point, October 30). **New York yellow medium**: mostly $13.00, 50-lb sacks (USDA shipping-point, October 30).
- **Utah** shipments: 17 units, down 50% week over week and 93% below the five-year median per USDA movement reports.

*Data note: Three series have not updated in over two weeks: movement:michigan, onion:central_wisconsin:yellow:sack_50lb:medium and onion:michigan:red:sack_25lb:large. Those specific series are stale. Other Michigan and Wisconsin figures in this issue are current.*

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