# Washington onion prices Washington onions are quoted mostly $14.00 FOB per 50 lb sack for yellow jumbo in 50 lb sacks, 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 $14.00 per 50 lb sack, 56% above the 5-yr median. Comparison midpoint: $14.00. Washington yellow jumbo, 50 lb sacks, mostly $14.00 as of Aug 28. Prices pulled back from $15.00 on the week and stand 56% above the five-year median of $9.00. Year-over-year the market has doubled from $7.00. ## The table and current price track Yellow jumbo, 50 lb sacks. | Period | Current | Prior | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Week over week | $14.00 | $15.00 | -6.7% | | Month over month | $14.00 | $15.00 | -6.7% | | Year over year | $14.00 | $7.00 | +100.0% | | vs 5-yr median | $14.00 | $9.00 | +55.6% | ## About Washington onion prices Columbia Basin (reported combined with Umatilla Basin, Oregon) plus the Walla Walla district. **Season.** Washington onions typically ship August to May. Outside that window there is no fresh shipping-point quote, normal crop rotation, not a data gap. ## Common questions ### What is the current Washington onion price? mostly $14.00 FOB per 50 lb sack for yellow jumbo in 50 lb sacks, 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 Washington currently quotes, and the [weekly movers board](/board/weekly-movers) compares it against the other shipping-point origins. ### When does the Washington onion season run? Washington onions typically ship August to May. 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: Washington - Unit: $/50 lb sack - Last observation: Aug 28, 2026 - Update frequency: USDA reports on business days --- Cite: Washington benchmark onion FOB prices are 56% 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/washington Canonical URL: https://knowyouronions.news/origin/washington