Origins
Well above normalCanada onion import volume
Canada onion import crossings: 31 units of 10,000 pounds as of Aug 27, 2026, per USDA Daily Movement reports.
Data through Aug 27, 2026 · source last checked Aug 31, 2026 · page revised Aug 31, 2026
Cite
- Shipments
About this data
- Source
- USDA AMS Daily Movement report (FV170)
- Series
- Onion border-crossing import volume
- Basis
- Movement volume, 10,000-lb units
- Geography
- Canada
- Unit
- 10,000-lb units
- Last observation
- Aug 27, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
31 units of 10,000 pounds, 29% above the 5-yr median.
Canada onion imports reached 31 units of 10,000 pounds through Aug 27, up 51.3% week over week and 74.5% month over month. Year-over-year imports barely moved, up just 0.8%. The current volume runs 29% above the 5-year median.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | 31 | 20 | +51.3% |
| Month over month | 31 | 18 | +74.5% |
| Year over year | 31 | 30 | +0.8% |
| vs 5-yr median | 31 | 24 | +29.2% |
Previous weeks
Week of Aug 20, 2026
20 units of 10,000 pounds as of Aug 20, up 36.7% on the week. Month-over-month it held flat, but volume sits 90% above the five-year median.
An earlier week
Canada onion imports reached 38 units of 10,000 pounds, 113% above the 5-year median. Shipments gained 39.1% week over week and 224.1% month over month.
An earlier week
Canada border crossings moved 15 units of 10,000-pound shipments in the week to August 13, up 247% on the week. Volume sits 116% above the 5-year median, though it fell 51% on the month from a high of 30 units.
An earlier week
Canada onion imports running 4 units at the border in early August, down 30.6% week over week per USDA Daily Movement reports. Volume sits 55.6% below the 5-year median, with month-over-month shipments off 49.4%.
About Canada onion import volume
Ontario/Quebec storage onions, crossing at Lake Champlain and Buffalo New York, Port Huron and Detroit Michigan.
Season. Canada is an import origin; crossings flow on a counter-season schedule rather than a single domestic harvest window.
Common questions
How many onions is Canada sending into the US right now?
31 units of 10,000 pounds in the latest USDA Daily Movement report, dated Aug 27, 2026. Movement is reported in 10,000-pound units, so one unit is roughly a fifth of a truckload of 50-pound sacks. The chart above carries the full history.
Is there an FOB price for Canada onions?
Not on this page. USDA reports Canada as import volume rather than as a shipping-point price, so quoting one here would mean inventing it. For live FOB prices see the weekly movers board, which carries every origin that is currently quoting.