Onion prices today
With a global export value of $5.5 billion, the onion market is one of the most important within food production. Onion prices are predominantly impacted by weather conditions, particularly rainfall and temperature, which heavily affect yield and storage quality.
Seasonality, storage availability and export policies all play their part, with input costs and logistics disruptions an issue in some key producing countries like India and Egypt often causing sharp price fluctuations. Expana’s onion data and insights simplify this complex market, giving you the visibility and knowledge to make informed decisions and save your business money.
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Expana —the global leader in onion commodity prices and global market intelligence
Through regular engagement with industry leaders, Expana delivers deep insights into global onion prices and market trends. Trusted by buyers, analysts, and procurement teams, our data helps businesses understand real-time onion prices today, price movements, supply-demand shifts, and broader industry sentiment. Expana Indices support confident decision-making across a range of industries by offering frequent, transparent price updates and strategic insight.
Our onion coverage includes:
- 140+ industry-leading onion price indices and benchmark prices across global markets
- comprehensive coverage including fresh onions, Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) onion products, dehydrated products and processed variations
- real-time intelligence on onion prices, supply and demand, trade, and market sentiment
- quarterly, in-depth reports on onion supply and prices
- frequent analysis and insights from our onion and vegetable market experts
Expana data allows you to build your own cost models, whether it be a simple onion powder product to more complex manufactured items, to track your COGS over time and enabling cost saving decisions.
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FAQs
The main onion harvest season varies by region. In the European Union, Spain harvests from May to September, while the Netherlands and Poland focus on August to October. Italy’s harvest generally runs from June to August.
In North America, the United States sees early harvests in Texas from March to May, followed by California from April to July and again from August to October for storage onions. The northwestern states like Idaho, Oregon, and Washington also harvest between August and October. Mexico produces onions almost year-round, with peak harvests occurring between December and July, depending on the region.
In India, the primary harvest (Rabi crop) takes place from March to May, supported by additional harvests in October to December and January to March due to the country’s multiple cropping seasons.
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