Red pearl onions wholesale price — $26.00 / 12/8OZ case
Supplier ref. 03505 · quoted September 7, 2026
Red pearl onions are quoted at $26.00 / 12/8OZ case in the week of September 7, 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 12/8OZ 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 12/8OZ case
Over the last 12 months
The price has not moved once in our 54 weekly quotes: red pearl onions have been quoted at $26.00 / 12/8OZ case every week since September 1, 2025.
- Low
- $26.00
- High
- $26.00
- Average
- $26.00
- Quotes
- 54
What is in the case
The supplier states no weight for the 12/8OZ pack, so we quote it as a pack and publish no price per pound for it. That is a limit of the source, and the reason our figure stays comparable from one week to the next: a per-pound price built on an assumed case weight moves whenever the assumption does. Red pearl onions are quoted in two pack sizes this week, from $16.00 for the 6CT to $26.00 for the 12/8OZ. 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 September, our reference lists nine origins shipping onions into New York: United States — Georgia (Vidalia), Canada — Ontario and United States — Nevada appear in market reports for this category, and United States — Oregon / Washington, United States — California, 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 pearl onions
The unpeeled red pearl is bought by kitchens that want the item at a lower cost and are willing to pay for it in labour, and by those that specifically want the skin on — blanched and slipped by hand, the onion keeps a tighter shape than a machine-peeled one and holds up better in a long braise. It is packed in a multi-unit case rather than as loose bulk, which suits an operation portioning by the bag rather than drawing continuously from a sack. Skin on, it also stores far longer than any peeled allium on this list.
Buying notes
The whole comparison here is against the peeled line: cost the peeling at your own labour rate before deciding, and be honest about whether the prep actually gets done on a busy week. The advantage of the unpeeled format is shelf life, so it is the right choice for a kitchen with irregular usage and the wrong one for a kitchen that turns pearl onions over daily.
Frequently asked questions about Red pearl onions
How much do red pearl onions cost wholesale in New York?
Red pearl onions are quoted at $26.00 / 12/8OZ case in the week of September 7, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one 12/8OZ case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Where do red pearl onions come from?
In September, our reference lists nine origins shipping onions into New York: United States — Georgia (Vidalia), Canada — Ontario and United States — Nevada appear in market reports for this category, and United States — Oregon / Washington, United States — California, 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 pearl onions?
The supplier states no weight for the 12/8OZ pack, so we quote it as a pack and publish no price per pound for it. That is a limit of the source, and the reason our figure stays comparable from one week to the next: a per-pound price built on an assumed case weight moves whenever the assumption does. Red pearl onions are quoted in two pack sizes this week, from $16.00 for the 6CT to $26.00 for the 12/8OZ. 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. $26.00 / 12/8OZ case is the lowest of 54 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.