Origins
Awaiting quoteWisconsin onion prices
Wisconsin onions are not currently quoted. The last USDA shipping-point price was mostly $10.00-12.00 FOB per 50 lb sack for yellow medium in 50 lb sacks, on Mar 6, 2026.
Data through Mar 6, 2026 · source last checked Nov 5, 2026 · page revised Nov 5, 2026
Cite
- Yellow medium, 50 lb sacks
- USDA mostly / low-high range for Yellow medium, 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
- Wisconsin
- Unit
- $/50 lb sack
- Last observation
- Mar 6, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
$11.00 (comparison midpoint), 4% below the 3-yr median. Wisconsin is in its normal shipping window, but the latest USDA quote is from Mar 6, 2026, so no fresh price is posting yet. Last reported FOB: mostly $10.00-12.00, 50 lb sacks, Mar 6, 2026.
Wisconsin onions are not currently quoted. The last USDA price was mostly $10.00-12.00 per 50 lb sack for yellow medium on Mar 6, 2026, running 4% below the 3-yr median. The latest USDA quote is stale during Wisconsin's normal shipping window.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year over year | $11.00 | $11.50 | -4.3% |
| vs 3-yr median | $11.00 | $11.50 | -4.3% |
Previous weeks
An earlier week
Wisconsin's last reported shipping-point FOB on March 6 was mostly $10.00-12.00, 50-lb sacks, down $0.50 from year-ago levels. The state is out of season now through August and has no current shipping-point quotes, which is normal rotation.
An earlier week
Wisconsin's last reported FOB was mostly $10.00-12.00, 50 lb sacks on March 6, down 4.3% year over year. The market is currently out of season.
Wisconsin onion market
Wisconsin's most recent USDA quote was mostly $10.00-12.00 per 50 lb sack for yellow medium onions in 50 lb sacks, on Mar 6, 2026. A month before that, on Feb 4, 2026, it was mostly $10.00-12.00; a year earlier, on Feb 28, 2025, $10.00-13.00. That last quote was down 4% on the year and 4% below the three-year median of $11.50 for the same time of year.
With no Wisconsin quote since Mar 6, 2026, the same spec, yellow medium onions in 50 lb sacks, is quoted mostly $9.00 at Washington (Nov 4, 2026), $9.00-11.00 at Idaho-Eastern Oregon (Nov 4, 2026) and mostly $13.00 at New York (Nov 4, 2026). The weekly movers board lists every origin quoting this week.
Over the past year USDA quoted Wisconsin in one variety: yellow (medium, in 50 lb sacks), one combination of variety, size and pack.
Season. Wisconsin onions typically ship September to May. USDA quoted Wisconsin from Sep 15, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026, after Oct 7, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025 the season before.
Shipments. USDA's movement report still shows Wisconsin shipping, with no shipping-point price published since Mar 6, 2026: 214 units of 10,000 pounds on Oct 30, 2026, up 63% from 131 units on Oct 31, 2025.
Where the quotes come from. Central Wisconsin storage onions. 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 onion price in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin is not being quoted right now. The last USDA shipping-point price was mostly $10.00-12.00 FOB per 50 lb sack for yellow medium onions in 50 lb sacks, on Mar 6, 2026. The same spec is quoted mostly $9.00 at Washington (Nov 4, 2026), $9.00-11.00 at Idaho-Eastern Oregon (Nov 4, 2026) and mostly $13.00 at New York (Nov 4, 2026).
When is Wisconsin onion season?
Wisconsin onions typically ship September to May. In its latest season USDA quoted it from Sep 15, 2025 to Mar 6, 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.
Are Wisconsin onion prices higher than last year?
No. Yellow medium onions in 50 lb sacks were last quoted mostly $10.00-12.00 on Mar 6, 2026, 4% lower than the $10.00-13.00 USDA reported on Feb 28, 2025 (midpoint to midpoint). That quote was 4% below the three-year median of $11.50 for the same time of year.