Onion supply continues to be ample. "There is probably too much supply–it's been like that for quite awhile, since the beginning of the year," says Michael Davis of Tex-Mex Sales LLC, noting that it's shipping onions out of a number of regions right now including the Pacific Northwest–which reports indicate have an oversupply of onions–Michigan, New York and more.
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What has been particularly challenging with the onion supply is the softer demand in 2025, a trend that has also been seen in other commodities this year. "I've been doing this for 30 some years and I haven't seen anything like this year before," he says.
However, there is hope ahead moving deeper into the fall season. "Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's is always a big demand time for onions so hopefully that helps," says Davis.
Color updates
On colors, yellow onions are seeing the most challenges while white onions are still seeing pricing between $10-$12 out of the Pacific Northwest. That's not considered a bad deal but that isn't as strong as has historically been seen.
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Pricing generally continues to be pressured by the softer demand and is on the low end. While it's not anticipated to shift in the short-term, long-term once the onion crops are fully in, depending on how those crops look, that could push pricing.
Meanwhile Tex-Mex Sales has started planting this week in Texas to harvest in spring 2026 and it is planting slightly less acreage. "We still plant so many acres but we're also very cautious with demand being the way it is," says Davis.
For more information:
Michael Davis
Tex-Mex Sales
Tel: +1 (956) 969-1003
[email protected]
https://www.texmexsales.com/
