# Georgia onion prices Georgia onions are quoted mostly $25.00-26.00 FOB per 40 lb carton for yellow jumbo in 40 lb cartons, as of Aug 28, 2026, per USDA shipping-point reports. _Data through Aug 28, 2026 · source last checked Aug 31, 2026 · page revised Aug 31, 2026_ > Mostly $25.00-26.00 per 40 lb carton, 9% above the 4-yr median. Comparison midpoint: $25.50. Georgia yellow jumbo in 40 lb cartons are mostly $25.00-26.00 FOB as of Aug 28, per USDA shipping-point reports, running 9% above the 4-yr median. Month-over-month, prices are up 8.5%. ## The table and current price track Yellow jumbo, 40 lb cartons. | Period | Current | Prior | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Week over week | $25.50 | $24.50 | +4.1% | | Month over month | $25.50 | $23.50 | +8.5% | | Year over year | $25.50 | $23.00 | +10.9% | | vs 4-yr median | $25.50 | $23.50 | +8.5% | ## About Georgia onion prices Vidalia growing region. "Vidalia" is a legally protected origin name; used here only as the AMS region descriptor, never as this newsletter's branding. **Season.** Georgia 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 Georgia onion price? mostly $25.00-26.00 FOB per 40 lb carton for yellow jumbo in 40 lb cartons, as of Aug 28, 2026, per USDA shipping-point reports. That is the benchmark combination this page tracks; the chart above carries every variety, size and pack Georgia currently quotes, and the [weekly movers board](/board/weekly-movers) compares it against the other shipping-point origins. ### When does the Georgia onion season run? Georgia 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: Georgia - Unit: $/40 lb carton - Last observation: Aug 28, 2026 - Update frequency: USDA reports on business days --- Cite: Georgia benchmark onion FOB prices are 9% above the five-year median for the corresponding calendar week (USDA shipping-point reports). Know Your Onions, data through Aug 28, 2026. https://knowyouronions.news/origin/georgia Canonical URL: https://knowyouronions.news/origin/georgia