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# Idaho-Eastern Oregon Jumbos $16.00-18.00 on 183.5% Volume Surge

_Aug 10, 2026_

> Idaho-Eastern Oregon yellow jumbo 50-lb sacks quoted at $16.00-18.00 (USDA, Aug 7), 113% above the 5-year median, as Idaho shipments surged 183.5% on the week. Mexico imports and Washington exports also posted sharp weekly gains.

_Numbers as of Aug 10, 2026 pull._

Idaho-Eastern Oregon yellow jumbo, 50-lb sacks, was quoted at **$16.00-18.00** per USDA shipping-point reports as of August 7, **113% above the 5-year median** for this period. Idaho shipments jumped **183.5% week over week** to 121 units (10,000-lb loads), 45% above the seasonal average. Volume moved hard into the new-crop window without pulling FOBs back toward historical norms.


[Chart: California onion FOB by variety, size and pack](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/california) ([data](https://knowyouronions.news/origin/california.md) — chart image: https://knowyouronions.news/charts/issues/onion/2026-08-10/origin/california.png)


- **Washington exports** rose **115.2% week over week** to 81 units (10,000-lb loads), 33% above the 5-year median, per USDA movement reports.
- **Mexico imports** crossed 212 units (10,000-lb loads, week of August 6), up 43% on the week and 98% above the 5-year median, per USDA border-crossing movement reports.
- **New Mexico yellow jumbo**, 50-lb sacks, was quoted at mostly **$18.00-20.00** per USDA shipping-point reports as of August 7.
- **California yellow jumbo**, 50-lb sacks, was quoted at mostly **$15.00** per USDA shipping-point reports as of August 7. California shipments were flat on the week at 533 units (10,000-lb loads), 78% above the 5-year median.
- **Washington onion shipments** rose 38% on the week to 318 units (10,000-lb loads), 58% above the 5-year median, per USDA movement reports. The Washington yellow jumbo quote of **$25.00**, 40-lb cartons, is from July 31 and is 10 days old at publication.
- **Georgia yellow jumbo**, 40-lb cartons, was quoted at mostly **$23.00-24.00** per USDA shipping-point reports as of August 7, the highest domestic jumbo FOB in the current report.

**Data note:** Oregon and Columbia Basin series are flagged as not updated in over two weeks. Both origins are in their active domestic season window.

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