Red onion wholesale price — $22.00 / 25 lb case
Supplier ref. 03491 · quoted October 16, 2026
Red onion is quoted at $22.00 / 25 - LB case in the week of October 12, 2026. That is the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week from the single New York distributor we track — not a market average, and not an official terminal quotation. The quote covers one 25 - LB case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Price history
13 weekly quotes over 3M · lowest wholesale price observed, per 25 - LB case
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 19 weekly quotes, red onion ranged from $18.65 to $28.00 per 25 - LB case, averaging $23.07. Today's $22.00 / 25 - LB case is below the 19-quote average of $23.07. The quote is up 18.0% from a month ago, when it stood at $18.65.
- Low
- $18.65
- High
- $28.00
- Average
- $23.07
- Quotes
- 19
What is in the case
One case of red onion is invoiced as 25 - LB, the weight the supplier states on the pack. Red onion is quoted in four pack sizes this week, from $10.00 for the 5LB to $22.00 for the 25 - LB. The quotes are not comparable per pound — the supplier does not publish a weight for every pack — so we list them side by side rather than ranking them.
Availability in New York
Year-round (U.S. storage onions + Peru/Mexico imports; Mexican green onions year-round)
Where it comes from
In October, our reference lists five origins shipping onions into New York: United States — Oregon / Washington, United States — New York (Orange County & Western New York), Peru, Mexico and Canada — Quebec, on trade calendars only. Sourcing is documented at the onions level and applied to this item.
- United States — Oregon / WashingtonJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dectrade calendar
- United States — CaliforniaMar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Septrade calendar
- United States — Georgia (Vidalia)Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sepobserved for this category
- United States — New York (Orange County & Western New York)year-roundtrade calendar
- PeruJan, Feb, Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dectrade calendar
- Mexicoyear-roundtrade calendar
- Canada — Quebecyear-roundtrade calendar
- Canada — OntarioAug, Sepobserved for this category
- United States — NevadaJan, Feb, Jul, Sepobserved for this category
Sourcing documented at category level (Onions) and applied to this product. Based on 21 sources · confidence: medium
About Red onion
Onions divide into storage bulbs and fresh alliums, and they are not one market. Yellow, Spanish and white onions are a stored crop, shipped out of Oregon and Washington and backed by Peru and Mexico as domestic storage runs down, with New York State growing them in Orange County and the western part of the state. Vidalia is a sweet onion with a defined shipping window out of Georgia rather than a year-round item, and it does not substitute for a storage onion. Green onions, pearl onions and shallots follow their own supply and share nothing with the bulbs except a category name.
Buying notes
Storage onions are bought in fifty pound sacks, red in twenty-five and Vidalia in forty, while scallions are quoted by the forty-eight count crate, pearl onions as a case of eight-ounce cups and shallots in ten pound mesh. Red onion and scallion are also carried in half and quarter packs, which is the workable size for a kitchen that is not running a prep line.
Frequently asked questions about Red onion
How much does red onion cost wholesale in New York?
Red onion is quoted at $22.00 / 25 - LB case in the week of October 12, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one 25 - LB case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Is red onion expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 19 weekly quotes red onion ranged from $18.65 to $28.00, averaging $23.07. Today's $22.00 / 25 - LB case is below that average. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
Where does red onion come from?
In October, our reference lists five origins shipping onions into New York: United States — Oregon / Washington, United States — New York (Orange County & Western New York), Peru, Mexico and Canada — Quebec, on trade calendars only. Sourcing is documented at the onions level and applied to this item.
What is in a case of red onion?
One case of red onion is invoiced as 25 - LB, the weight the supplier states on the pack. Red onion is quoted in four pack sizes this week, from $10.00 for the 5LB to $22.00 for the 25 - LB. The quotes are not comparable per pound — the supplier does not publish a weight for every pack — so we list them side by side rather than ranking them.
Are these the official Hunts Point prices?
No. $22.00 / 25 - LB case is the lowest of 19 weekly quotes we recorded from one distributor serving New York. The USDA publishes the official New York terminal market quotations; we link to them from our methodology page.