# Oregon Exports Up 7,184% on the Week, 248% Above Five-Year Median _Aug 31, 2026_ > Oregon exports jumped 7,184% week over week to 306 units per USDA movement reports. Total Oregon shipments hit 1,003 units, 1,370% above the five-year median. Idaho-Eastern Oregon FOBs held flat at mostly $16.00, 50-lb sacks. _Numbers as of Aug 31, 2026 pull._ Oregon onion exports reached **306 units** (10,000-lb units) for the week of Aug 27, up **7,184%** from the prior week and **248% above the five-year median** per USDA movement reports. Total Oregon shipments ran to **1,003 units** over the same period, up **782% week over week** and **1,370% above the five-year median**. Idaho-Eastern Oregon yellow jumbos, 50-lb sacks, held flat at mostly $16.00 (USDA shipping-point, Aug 28) through the volume surge. [Chart: Onion FOB by origin, recent weeks](https://knowyouronions.news/board/weekly-movers) ([data](https://knowyouronions.news/board/weekly-movers.md) — chart image: https://knowyouronions.news/charts/issues/onion/2026-08-31/board/weekly-movers.png) - **Idaho onion exports:** 26 units (10,000-lb) for the week, up 102% from the prior week and 474% above the five-year median per USDA movement reports. Idaho's export pace running well above seasonal norms alongside Oregon's. - **Washington yellow jumbo, 50-lb sacks:** mostly $14.00 (USDA shipping-point, Aug 28), down 7% on the week and 56% above the five-year median. - **Idaho-Eastern Oregon yellow jumbo, 50-lb sacks:** mostly $16.00 (USDA shipping-point, Aug 28), flat on the week and 52% above the five-year median. - **Georgia yellow jumbo, 40-lb cartons:** mostly $25.00-26.00 (USDA shipping-point, Aug 28), current domestic price ceiling among reported origins. The digest flags the Georgia series as not updated in over two weeks. - **Peru imports:** 101 units (10,000-lb) for the week of Aug 27, down 60% week over week but 240% above the five-year median per USDA movement reports. - **Colorado shipments:** 404 units (10,000-lb), 179% above the three-year median per USDA movement reports. Oregon total shipments at 1,003 units are 1,370% above the five-year median. Idaho-Eastern Oregon FOBs are flat at mostly $16.00, 50-lb sacks. Volume running at that level with no corresponding price move is the divergence in the Northwest this week. *Data note: The digest flags Georgia and Imperial Valley among 41 series not updated in over two weeks. The Georgia FOB quote above carries an Aug 28 date from the superlatives; the underlying series is flagged stale.* --- Canonical URL: https://knowyouronions.news/issues/2026-08-31