Origins
Well above normalCanada onion import volume
Canada onion import crossings: 141 units of 10,000 pounds as of Nov 3, 2026, per USDA Daily Movement reports.
Data through Nov 3, 2026 · source last checked Nov 5, 2026 · page revised Nov 5, 2026
Cite
- Shipments
About this data
- Source
- USDA AMS Daily Movement report (FV170)
- Series
- Onion border-crossing import volume
- Basis
- Movement volume, 10,000-lb units
- Geography
- Canada
- Unit
- 10,000-lb units
- Last observation
- Nov 3, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
141 units of 10,000 pounds, 156% above the 5-yr median.
Canada onion imports: 141 units of 10,000 pounds as of Nov 3, 156% above the 5-yr median. Week over week, shipments fell 20.6%, but month over month they rose 24.7%, and year over year they are up 156.4%.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | 141 | 178 | -20.6% |
| Month over month | 141 | 113 | +24.7% |
| Year over year | 141 | 55 | +156.4% |
| vs 5-yr median | 141 | 55 | +156.4% |
Previous weeks
An earlier week
Canada onion imports totaled 123 units of 10,000 pounds as of Nov 2, up 17.0% from the prior week. Year-over-year shipments have more than doubled, climbing 122.7% from 55 units, and the current level runs 122.7% above the 5-year median.
Week of Oct 30, 2026
Canada onion import crossings hit 148 units of 10,000 pounds as of Oct 30, running 270% above the 5-year median. Shipments rose 24.9% week over week and 142.2% year over year, per USDA Daily Movement reports.
An earlier week
Canada onion imports reached 96 units of 10,000 pounds on Oct 29, down 52.5% week over week. Month-over-month, shipments rose 23.5%, and year-over-year imports are up 19.9%. Current volumes run 52% above the 5-year median.
An earlier week
Canadian crossings totaled 131 units of 10,000 pounds as of Oct 28, 118% above the 5-year median. Week-over-week, volume pulled back 44.5% from 236 units, though month-over-month imports rose 83.0% from 72 units and year-over-year gains sit at 28.8% from 102 units.
Canada onion crossings
Canadian onions crossed into the US at 141 units of 10,000 pounds in USDA's movement report of Nov 3, 2026. A month earlier, on Oct 5, 2026, the figure was 113 units; a year earlier, on Nov 3, 2025, 55 units.
Most of that day's volume came through Lake Champlain, New York (115 units), with 14 units through Detroit, Michigan, 6 units through Port Huron, Michigan, 4 units through Buffalo, New York and 2 units through Highgate Springs, Vermont.
Season. Over 2023-2025, September through December carried 68% of the year's Canadian onion crossings in USDA's movement reports, and July the least (1%).
Where the crossings are counted. Ontario/Quebec storage onions, crossing at Lake Champlain and Buffalo New York, Port Huron and Detroit Michigan. USDA counts these crossings in 10,000-pound units, the same measure it uses for domestic shipments, so the chart above reads directly against any US origin's shipment line.
Common questions
How many onions is Canada sending into the US right now?
141 units of 10,000 pounds in the latest USDA Daily Movement report, dated Nov 3, 2026. Movement is reported in 10,000-pound units, so one unit is roughly a fifth of a truckload of 50-pound sacks. The chart above carries the full history.
Is there an FOB price for Canada onions?
Not on this page. USDA reports Canada as import volume rather than as a shipping-point price, so quoting one here would mean inventing it. For live FOB prices see the weekly movers board, which carries every origin that is currently quoting.
When do Canadian onions cross into the US?
Over 2023-2025, September through December carried 68% of the year's Canadian onion crossings in USDA's movement reports, and July the least (1%). The onion calendar sets that against the US origins' seasons.