Origins
Peru onion prices
Peru onions are quoted mostly $26.00-28.00 FOB per 40 lb carton for yellow jumbo in 40 lb cartons, as of Nov 4, 2026, per USDA shipping-point reports.
Data through Nov 4, 2026 · source last checked Nov 5, 2026 · page revised Nov 5, 2026
Cite
- Yellow jumbo, 40 lb cartons
- USDA mostly / low-high range for Yellow jumbo, 40 lb cartons
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
- Peru
- Unit
- $/40 lb carton
- Last observation
- Nov 4, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
Peru yellow jumbo onions are quoted mostly $26.00-28.00 FOB per 40 lb carton through Nov 4, unchanged week and month over month.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | $27.00 | $27.00 | 0.0% |
| Month over month | $27.00 | $27.00 | 0.0% |
Previous weeks
An earlier week
Mostly $26.00-28.00 FOB per 40 lb carton for Peru yellow jumbo as of Nov 3.
An earlier week
Peru yellow jumbo quoted mostly $26.00-28.00 FOB per 40 lb carton, unchanged week and month over month.
Week of Oct 30, 2026
Peru yellow jumbo hold mostly $26.00-28.00, 40 lb cartons, flat week and month.
An earlier week
Peru yellow jumbo onions are quoted mostly $26.00-28.00 per 40 lb carton, unchanged week over week and month over month.
Peru onion market
Peru's benchmark, yellow jumbo onions in 40 lb cartons, is quoted mostly $26.00-28.00 per 40 lb carton as of Nov 4, 2026. A month earlier, on Oct 5, 2026, it was mostly $26.00-28.00.
No other origin has quoted yellow jumbo onions in 40 lb cartons in the latest two weeks of USDA reports, so Peru is the only reading for this spec. The weekly movers board lists every origin quoting now.
Over the past year USDA quoted Peru in one variety: sweet (jumbo, in 40 lb cartons), one combination of variety, size and pack.
Season. Peruvian onions typically ship August to April. USDA quoted the East Coast repack channel from Aug 28, 2025 to Apr 14, 2026; its previous run of quotes went from Jul 27, 2023 to Apr 15, 2024. USDA has quoted the port-of-entry channel since Sep 4, 2026; its previous run of quotes went from Sep 18, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025.
Shipments. Peruvian onion imports came to 86 units of 10,000 pounds on Nov 3, 2026, down 87% from 642 units on Nov 3, 2025.
Where the quotes come from. Southern Hemisphere counter-season supply, arriving through East Coast ports (Savannah, Philadelphia-Camden, Port Canaveral) and repacked at East Coast shipping points. Every price on this page is FOB the shipping point, before freight: what FOB means and how freight changes the delivered price cover the difference.
Common questions
What is the current price of Peruvian onions?
Mostly $26.00-28.00 FOB per 40 lb carton for yellow jumbo onions in 40 lb cartons, as of Nov 4, 2026, per USDA shipping-point reports. The chart above carries each variety, size and pack Peru quotes.
When is the Peruvian onion season?
Peruvian onions typically ship August to April. In USDA's reports, the East Coast repack channel was quoted from Aug 28, 2025 to Apr 14, 2026 and the port-of-entry channel has been quoted since Sep 4, 2026. Outside the window there is no fresh shipping-point quote, which is ordinary crop rotation. The onion calendar shows how the origins hand off through the year.
Which onions does Peru ship to the US?
Over the past year USDA quoted Peru in sweet (jumbo, in 40 lb cartons).