Origins
Awaiting quoteCalifornia onion prices
California onions are not currently quoted. The last USDA shipping-point price was mostly $15.00 FOB per 50 lb sack for yellow jumbo in 50 lb sacks, on Aug 14, 2026.
Data through Aug 14, 2026 · source last checked Aug 31, 2026 · page revised Aug 31, 2026
Cite
- Yellow jumbo, 50 lb sacks
- Yellow medium, 50 lb sacks
- Yellow colossal, 50 lb sacks
- Red jumbo, 25 lb sacks
- Red medium, 25 lb sacks
- Yellow super colossal, 50 lb sacks
- USDA mostly / low-high range for Yellow jumbo, 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
- California
- Unit
- $/50 lb sack
- Last observation
- Aug 14, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
$15.00 (comparison midpoint), 50% above the 5-yr median. California is in its normal shipping window, but the latest USDA quote is from Aug 14, 2026, so no fresh price is posting yet. Last reported FOB: mostly $15.00, 50 lb sacks, Aug 14, 2026.
Yellow jumbo mostly $15.00 FOB per 50 lb sack on Aug 14, 50% above the 5-yr median and double the year-ago level of $7.50 per sack. California is in its normal shipping window but no fresh USDA pricing has posted since Aug 14.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year over year | $15.00 | $7.50 | +100.0% |
| vs 5-yr median | $15.00 | $10.00 | +50.0% |
Previous weeks
An earlier week
California yellow jumbo onions mostly $15.00 per 50-lb sacks, holding this week after slipping $0.50 from a month prior. Pricing sits 50% above the 5-year median and has doubled from a year ago, USDA reports. Colossal onions reached $15.50, medium settled at $13.00.
An earlier week
California yellow onions mostly $15.00 per 50-lb sack, off $1.00 on the week, but 50 percent above the 5-yr median. Super colossal sizes priced at $18.00, mediums and reds at $13.00 and $11.50-12.00 respectively. Year-over-year the market has doubled from last August's $7.50.
About California onion prices
Imperial Valley (desert) and San Joaquin Valley / Central California districts, reported together as one California origin (spec §6 lists a single "California" slug).
Season. California onions typically ship April to September. Outside that window there is no fresh shipping-point quote, normal crop rotation, not a data gap.
Common questions
What is the current California onion price?
California is not quoting right now. The last USDA shipping-point price was mostly $15.00 FOB per 50 lb sack for yellow jumbo in 50 lb sacks, on Aug 14, 2026. That is the benchmark combination this page tracks; the chart above carries every variety, size and pack California currently quotes, and the weekly movers board compares it against the other shipping-point origins.
When does the California onion season run?
California onions typically ship April to September. Outside that window there is no fresh shipping-point quote for the origin, which is ordinary crop rotation rather than a gap in the data. The onion calendar lays out how the domestic origins hand off to each other through the year.
What does FOB mean on these prices?
Free on board at the shipping point: the price of the onions loaded onto a truck at the packing shed, before freight. A delivered price adds the haul from the origin to the receiver, which is often the larger number of the two on a long lane. What does FOB mean has the full definition, and how freight changes the delivered price covers the second half.