Origins
Well above normalWashington onion prices
Washington onions are quoted mostly $11.00 FOB per 50 lb sack for yellow jumbo 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 jumbo, 50 lb sacks
- Yellow medium, 50 lb sacks
- Red jumbo, 25 lb sacks
- Red medium, 25 lb sacks
- Yellow colossal, 50 lb sacks
- White jumbo, 50 lb sacks
- USDA mostly / low-high range for Yellow jumbo, 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
- Washington
- Unit
- $/50 lb sack
- Last observation
- Nov 4, 2026
- Update frequency
- USDA reports on business days
Mostly $11.00 per 50 lb sack, 38% above the 5-yr median. Comparison midpoint: $11.00.
Washington yellow jumbo mostly $11.00, 50 lb sacks, is down 4.3% week over week and 15.4% month over month. Prices sit 38% above the 5-year median, and year over year they have gained 83.3%, per USDA shipping-point reports.
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | $11.00 | $11.50 | -4.3% |
| Month over month | $11.00 | $13.00 | -15.4% |
| Year over year | $11.00 | $6.00 | +83.3% |
| vs 5-yr median | $11.00 | $8.00 | +37.5% |
Previous weeks
An earlier week
Yellow jumbo, mostly $11.00 per 50 lb sack, down 4.3% on the week and 15.4% on the month, though up 91.3% year over year, per USDA shipping-point reports. The current level is 38% above the 5-yr median.
An earlier week
Washington yellow jumbo mostly $11.00, 50 lb sacks, on Nov 2, trading 38% above the 5-year median. Week-on-week prices fell 4.3% from $11.50 and month-on-month fell 15.4% from $13.00. Year-over-year the market is 91.3% higher.
Week of Oct 30, 2026
Washington yellow jumbo mostly $11.00-12.00 per 50 lb sack as of Oct 30, down 1.00 on the week. The market sits 44% above the 5-year median.
An earlier week
Mostly $11.00-12.00 for Washington yellow jumbo, 50-lb sacks, as of Oct 29, running 44% above the 5-year median. The range dropped 8% on the week but has doubled year over year.
Washington onion market
Washington's benchmark, yellow jumbo onions in 50 lb sacks, is quoted mostly $11.00 per 50 lb sack as of Nov 4, 2026. A month earlier, on Oct 5, 2026, it was mostly $13.00; a year earlier, on Nov 4, 2025, mostly $6.00. That is up 83% on the year and 38% above the five-year median of $8.00 for the same time of year.
Two origins are quoting yellow jumbo onions in 50 lb sacks in the latest reports, and Washington is the lower of the two, against mostly $12.00 at Idaho-Eastern Oregon. The weekly movers board ranks this week's moves across all of them.
Over the past year USDA quoted Washington in four varieties: yellow (medium, jumbo and colossal, in 50 lb sacks), red (medium and jumbo, in 25 lb sacks), white (medium and jumbo, in 50 lb sacks) and sweet (medium, jumbo and colossal, in 40 lb cartons), ten variety, size and pack combinations in all. Size moves the price within one pack: Washington's yellow onions in 50 lb sacks were quoted mostly $9.00 for medium, mostly $11.00 for jumbo and mostly $12.00-13.00 for colossal on Nov 4, 2026.
Season. Washington onions typically ship August to May. USDA quoted Walla Walla's summer sweet crop from Jun 9 to Jul 31, 2026, after Jun 16 to Aug 15, 2025 the season before. USDA has quoted the Columbia Basin storage crop since Jul 27, 2026; its previous run of quotes went from Jul 22, 2025 to May 15, 2026.
Shipments. Washington shipped 661 units of 10,000 pounds on Nov 3, 2026, up 29% from 511 units on Nov 3, 2025, plus 88 units exported on Nov 3, 2026.
Where the quotes come from. The Columbia Basin district, which USDA reports together with Oregon's Umatilla Basin, plus the Walla Walla district's summer sweet 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 Washington?
Mostly $11.00 FOB per 50 lb sack for yellow jumbo onions in 50 lb sacks, as of Nov 4, 2026, per USDA shipping-point reports. The same day Washington quoted red jumbo at $9.00-10.00 per 25 lb sack and white jumbo at $22.00-25.00 per 50 lb sack. The chart above carries each variety, size and pack Washington quotes.
When is Washington onion season?
Washington onions typically ship August to May. In USDA's reports, Walla Walla's summer sweet crop was quoted from Jun 9 to Jul 31, 2026 and the Columbia Basin storage crop has been quoted since Jul 27, 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 Washington onion prices higher than last year?
Yes. Yellow jumbo onions in 50 lb sacks are quoted mostly $11.00 as of Nov 4, 2026, 83% higher than the mostly $6.00 USDA reported on Nov 4, 2025 (midpoint to midpoint). The price is 38% above the five-year median of $8.00 for the same time of year.