# Canada 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_ > 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. ## The numbers | 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% | ## 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](/board/weekly-movers), which carries every origin that is currently quoting. ## 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 --- Cite: Canada onion import volume is 29% above the five-year median for the corresponding calendar week (USDA Daily Movement reports). Know Your Onions, data through Aug 27, 2026. https://knowyouronions.news/origin/canada Canonical URL: https://knowyouronions.news/origin/canada