Origins
Well above normalNew York onion prices
New York onions are quoted mostly $13.00 FOB per 50 lb sack for yellow medium in 50 lb sacks, as of Nov 4, 2026, per USDA shipping-point reports.
Data through Nov 4, 2026 · source last checked Nov 5, 2026 · page revised Nov 5, 2026
Cite
- Yellow medium, 50 lb sacks
- Red medium, 50 lb sacks
- Yellow jumbo, 50 lb sacks
- Red medium, 25 lb sacks
- Red jumbo, 25 lb sacks
- Red jumbo, 50 lb sacks
- USDA mostly / low-high range for Yellow medium, 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
- New York
- Unit
- $/50 lb sack
- Last observation
- Nov 4, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
Mostly $13.00 per 50 lb sack, 24% above the 4-yr median. Comparison midpoint: $13.00.
Yellow medium in New York is mostly $13.00 per 50 lb sack. The price sits 24% above the 4-yr median and has advanced from $8.00 a year ago.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | $13.00 | $13.00 | 0.0% |
| Month over month | $13.00 | $13.00 | 0.0% |
| Year over year | $13.00 | $8.00 | +62.5% |
| vs 4-yr median | $13.00 | $10.50 | +23.8% |
Previous weeks
An earlier week
Yellow medium is mostly $13.00, 50 lb sacks, 24% above the 4-year median per USDA shipping-point reports. Week and month are flat. Year over year the market is up 62.5%, with red medium at $18.
An earlier week
New York yellow medium, 50 lb sacks, are quoted mostly $13.00 per sack as of Nov 2, per USDA shipping-point reports. Year over year the market is up 62.5%, with the level running 24% above the 4-year median.
Week of Oct 30, 2026
Yellow medium New York onions are mostly $13.00 per 50 lb sack as of Oct 30, per USDA shipping-point reports. The market trades 24% above the 3-year median. Year over year prices have advanced 62.5%, with no change on the week.
An earlier week
New York yellow medium in 50-lb sacks quoted mostly $13.00, up 62.5% from a year earlier when the market saw $8.00. The current level sits 24% above the 3-year median. Red medium and other grades are not currently quoted.
New York onion market
New York's benchmark, yellow medium onions in 50 lb sacks, is quoted mostly $13.00 per 50 lb sack as of Nov 4, 2026. A month earlier, on Oct 9, 2026, it was mostly $13.00; a year earlier, on Nov 12, 2025, mostly $8.00. That is up 63% on the year and 24% above the four-year median of $10.50 for the same time of year.
Three origins are quoting yellow medium onions in 50 lb sacks in the latest reports, and New York is the highest of the three, against mostly $9.00 at Washington and $9.00-11.00 at Idaho-Eastern Oregon. The weekly movers board ranks this week's moves across all of them.
Over the past year USDA quoted New York in two varieties: yellow (medium, in 50 lb sacks) and red (medium, in 50 lb sacks), two variety, size and pack combinations in all.
Season. New York onions typically ship October to April. USDA has quoted New York since Oct 9, 2026; its previous run of quotes went from Nov 12, 2025 to May 1, 2026.
Shipments. New York shipped 278 units of 10,000 pounds on Oct 27, 2026, up 136% from 118 units on Oct 24, 2025.
Where the quotes come from. Orange County muck onions and Western/Central New York storage onions. Every price on this page is FOB the shipping point, before freight: what FOB means and how freight changes the delivered price cover the difference.
Common questions
What is the current onion price in New York?
Mostly $13.00 FOB per 50 lb sack for yellow medium onions in 50 lb sacks, as of Nov 4, 2026, per USDA shipping-point reports. The same day New York quoted red medium at mostly $18.00 per 50 lb sack. The chart above carries each variety, size and pack New York quotes.
When is New York onion season?
New York onions typically ship October to April. USDA's quotes for the current season began on Oct 9, 2026. Outside the window there is no fresh shipping-point quote, which is ordinary crop rotation. The onion calendar shows how the origins hand off through the year.
Are New York onion prices higher than last year?
Yes. Yellow medium onions in 50 lb sacks are quoted mostly $13.00 as of Nov 4, 2026, 63% higher than the mostly $8.00 USDA reported on Nov 12, 2025 (midpoint to midpoint). The price is 24% above the four-year median of $10.50 for the same time of year.