Potatoes & Onions · national summary · report of Fri Sep 25, 2026
Onions, Dry: advertised prices this week
What US supermarkets advertised for Onions, Dry in the week ads ending during 9/19/2026 to 10/1/2026, from the USDA AMS weekly survey of grocery circulars and digital promotions.
Conventional
Each comparison below uses the report’s own two figures for that row: the change in the average advertised price, computed as (this week − same week last year) ÷ same week last year, rounded to whole percent. A row is listed only where both weeks are reported.
- The average advertised price for Onions, Dry RED (per lb) is $1.80 this week compared with $1.19 in the same week last year, a change of +51%.
- The average advertised price for Onions, Dry WHITE (2 lb bag) is $0.99 this week compared with $2.00 in the same week last year, a change of -50%.
- The average advertised price for Onions, Dry WHITE (per lb) is $1.18 this week compared with $1.08 in the same week last year, a change of +9%.
- The average advertised price for Onions, Dry YELLOW (2 lb bag) is $1.39 this week compared with $1.36 in the same week last year, a change of +2%.
- The average advertised price for Onions, Dry YELLOW (3 lb bag) is $3.14 this week compared with $3.09 in the same week last year, a change of +2%.
- The average advertised price for Onions, Dry YELLOW (5 lb bag) is $4.99 this week compared with $3.18 in the same week last year, a change of +57%.
- The average advertised price for Onions, Dry YELLOW (per lb) is $0.87 this week compared with $0.64 in the same week last year, a change of +36%.
- The average advertised price for Onions, Dry YELLOW MARKED SWEET (2 lb bag) is $1.99 this week compared with $2.50 in the same week last year, a change of -20%.
- The average advertised price for Onions, Dry YELLOW MARKED SWEET (3 lb bag) is $3.64 this week compared with $3.23 in the same week last year, a change of +13%.
- The average advertised price for Onions, Dry YELLOW MARKED SWEET (per lb) is $1.47 this week compared with $1.24 in the same week last year, a change of +19%.
| Commodity | Variety | Unit | This week — number of ads | This week — average advertised price | Last week — number of ads | Last week — average advertised price | Same week last year — number of ads | Same week last year — average advertised price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onions, Dry | RED | 3 lb bag | 1,170 | $2.03 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Onions, Dry | RED | per lb | 539 | $1.80 | 783 | $1.36 | 642 | $1.19 |
| Onions, Dry | WHITE | 2 lb bag | 65 | $0.99 | 147 | $2.50 | 37 | $2.00 |
| Onions, Dry | WHITE | per lb | 913 | $1.18 | 1,814 | $1.31 | 993 | $1.08 |
| Onions, Dry | YELLOW | 2 lb bag | 928 | $1.39 | 458 | $2.24 | 1,029 | $1.36 |
| Onions, Dry | YELLOW | 3 lb bag | 2,727 | $3.14 | 2,135 | $2.47 | 2,358 | $3.09 |
| Onions, Dry | YELLOW | 5 lb bag | 65 | $4.99 | 65 | $4.99 | 124 | $3.18 |
| Onions, Dry | YELLOW | per lb | 658 | $0.87 | 374 | $0.84 | 572 | $0.64 |
| Onions, Dry | YELLOW MARKED SWEET | 2 lb bag | 83 | $1.99 | 28 | $3.00 | 131 | $2.50 |
| Onions, Dry | YELLOW MARKED SWEET | 3 lb bag | 358 | $3.64 | 522 | $3.59 | 97 | $3.23 |
| Onions, Dry | YELLOW MARKED SWEET | 4 lb bag | 38 | $3.99 | 1,170 | $2.99 | not reported | not reported |
| Onions, Dry | YELLOW MARKED SWEET | per lb | 373 | $1.47 | 733 | $1.32 | 1,205 | $1.24 |
Organic
Compared with the same week last year:
- The average advertised price for Onions, Dry RED (per lb) is $1.99 this week compared with $1.49 in the same week last year, a change of +34%.
- The average advertised price for Onions, Dry YELLOW (3 lb bag) is $3.99 this week compared with $3.99 in the same week last year, a change of +0%.
| Commodity | Variety | Unit | This week — number of ads | This week — average advertised price | Last week — number of ads | Last week — average advertised price | Same week last year — number of ads | Same week last year — average advertised price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onions, Dry | RED | per lb | 154 | $1.99 | 154 | $1.99 | 154 | $1.49 |
| Onions, Dry | YELLOW | 2 lb bag | 42 | $3.49 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Onions, Dry | YELLOW | 3 lb bag | 22 | $3.99 | not reported | not reported | 119 | $3.99 |
Source: USDA AMS Specialty Crops Market News, Weekly Grocery Store Specialty Crops Feature Activity, report of Fri Sep 25, 2026, linked to the source record. Record id: FVWRETAIL, report of Fri Sep 25, 2026. Period: ads ending during 9/19/2026 to 10/1/2026, fetched 2026-10-02. Data file: ams_fv_retail.json, September 2026, the parsed national tables of the source record, fetched 2026-10-02.