# California 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_ > Awaiting quote — last quoted Aug 14, 2026. > $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. ## No new quote this week — last quoted Aug 14, 2026. Weekly and monthly moves are omitted while this crop is out of season; the year-scale rows below are its last reading vs history. The table and current price track Yellow jumbo, 50 lb sacks. | Period | Current | Prior | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Year over year | $15.00 | $7.50 | +100.0% | | vs 5-yr median | $15.00 | $10.00 | +50.0% | ## 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](/board/weekly-movers) 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](/guides/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](/guides/what-does-fob-mean) has the full definition, and [how freight changes the delivered price](/guides/how-freight-changes-the-delivered-price) covers the second half. ## 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 --- Cite: California benchmark onion FOB prices are 50% above the five-year median for the corresponding calendar week (USDA shipping-point reports). Know Your Onions, data through Aug 14, 2026. https://knowyouronions.news/origin/california Canonical URL: https://knowyouronions.news/origin/california