Northwest Onion Prices Slide Lower

On Sept. 2, 2022, an Idaho Walmart was selling yellow onions for 68 cents a pound. The same store on Oct. 3 is selling the same onions for 78 cents each, an average of 98 cents per pound.

October 4, 2022

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Onion Shipping Point Prices for October 3, 2022

Yellow onions shipping from Columbia Basin, Wash. and Umatilla Basin, Ore. have dropped an average of $4 in the last two weeks. Colossal yellows were $24 at their peak on Sept. 6 and are now just $16.50, only 50 cents better than 2021 at this time.

Every onion size and variety from Idaho & Malheur County, Oregon dropped in the last two weeks, with the worst example being medium yellows, down $4. Despite the decline, yellows are still $2.25 over last year on average.

Central Wisconsin started shipping yellows on Sept. 26 at $11.50 per 50-pound sack. Though demand is fairly light, that price has remained stable this week, $1.75 over last year.

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