Reds Up, Yellows Down

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Onion Shipping Point Prices For April 15, 2024

Yellow onion shipping point prices in the PNW and Treasure Valley have been on a downward trend since our last report, but low-supply reds have been going up.

Since April 1, Columbia Basin, Wash. and Umatilla Basin, Oregon yellows are down $3.50 on average, but reds from the area are up $2. In Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon, yellows dropped $2.50 on average, but reds are up $5 on average.

The lone bright spot for yellows are Mexican super colossals crossing through South Texas, up $1.5 in the last week.