Origins
Well above normalCalifornia onion prices
Shipping-point FOB prices and shipment volume for California, USDA reports
Data through Jul 24, 2026 · source last checked Jul 27, 2026 · page revised Jul 27, 2026
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- Yellow jumbo, 50 lb sacks
- Yellow medium, 50 lb sacks
- Yellow colossal, 50 lb sacks
- Red jumbo, 25 lb sacks
- Red medium, 25 lb sacks
- Yellow super colossal, 50 lb sacks
- USDA mostly / low-high range for Yellow jumbo, 50 lb sacks
About this data
- Source
- USDA AMS shipping-point onion FOB reports (FV130) and Daily Movement (FV170)
- Series
- Onion FOB price at a benchmark variety, pack and size
- Basis
- FOB shipping point, low-high range
- Geography
- California
- Unit
- $/50 lb sack
- Last observation
- Jul 24, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
$15.00-17.00 per 50 lb sack, 78% above the 5-yr median. Comparison midpoint: $16.00.
San Joaquin Valley onions at $16.00, 50-lb sacks, up $0.50 on the week. Prices stand 78% above the five-year median and up 113% year over year. Imperial Valley last quoted $12.50 on May 27.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | $16.00 | $15.50 | +3.2% |
| Month over month | $16.00 | $13.50 | +18.5% |
| Year over year | $16.00 | $7.50 | +113.3% |
| vs 5-yr median | $16.00 | $9.00 | +77.8% |
About California onion prices
Imperial Valley (desert) and San Joaquin Valley / Central California districts, reported together as one California origin (spec §6 lists a single "California" slug).
Season. California onions typically ship April to September. Outside that window there is no fresh shipping-point quote, normal crop rotation, not a data gap.