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# Oregon Domestic Shipments 87% Below the Five-Year Median

_Aug 17, 2026_

> Oregon domestic onion shipments run 87% below the five-year median as export volume reaches 452% above. Idaho-Eastern Oregon shipments climb 88% on the week to 228 units, yellow jumbo FOBs holding at mostly $16.00 per 50-lb sacks.

_Numbers as of Aug 17, 2026 pull._

Oregon domestic shipments came in at 15 (10,000-lb units) for the week, 87% below the five-year median per USDA movement reports, as export volume from the same origin ran at 309 units, 452% above the five-year median. Idaho-Eastern Oregon shipments reached 228 units for the week, up 88% week over week and 141% above the five-year median, with yellow jumbo FOBs holding at mostly $16.00 per 50-lb sacks per USDA shipping-point reports.


[Chart: Benelux onion export value by lane](https://knowyouronions.news/export/benelux) ([data](https://knowyouronions.news/export/benelux.md) — chart image: https://knowyouronions.news/charts/issues/onion/2026-08-17/export/benelux.png)


- **Canada imports**: 15 (10,000-lb units) at the border for the week of Aug. 13, up 247% week over week from the prior week and 116% above the five-year median per USDA border-crossing reports.
- **Peru imports**: 18 (10,000-lb units) for the week of Aug. 12, 200% above the five-year median and down 25% week over week per USDA border-crossing reports.
- **Georgia** yellow jumbo, 40-lb cartons: mostly $24.00-25.00 per USDA shipping-point reports (Aug. 14), the highest-quoted price across domestic origins and packs reported this week.
- **New Mexico** yellow jumbo, 50-lb sacks: mostly $18.00-20.00 per USDA shipping-point reports (Aug. 13), the top domestic 50-lb sack quote.
- **Washington** yellow medium, 50-lb sacks: 80% above the five-year median per USDA shipping-point reports, down 4% week over week.
- **California** yellow jumbo, 50-lb sacks: mostly $15.00 per USDA shipping-point reports (Aug. 14), flat on the week and 50% above the five-year median.

Imperial Valley series: 29 feeds have not updated in over two weeks. Any figure from that origin should be treated as stale until the feed resumes.

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