What is the price of onions in Australia?

As of January 2025, onions in Australia is US$ 0.70 per kg (1.06 AUD), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is Australia's global rank in onion exports?

Australia ranks #26 among 109 onion exporters.

What was Australia's onion production in 2024?

Australia produced 272,396 tonnes of onions in 2024.

Onions Price in Australia - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Onions Prices in Australia

US$ 0.70 / kg

1.06 AUD / kg

MoM ▼ 18.7% YoY ▼ 18.7%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (AUD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.70	1.06	▼ 18.7%	▼ 18.7%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	0.62	0.94	▼ 4.6%	▼ 4.6%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the onions price in Australia available is US$ 0.70 per kg (1.06 AUD), down 18.7% year-on-year.

Australia exported 40,605 tonnes of onions in 2024, valued at US$26.6 million, ranking #26 among 109 exporters and accounting for 0.6% of global exports. The country is a net exporter, with onion production reaching 272,396 tonnes in 2024, ranking #49 globally and representing 0.2% of world output. The latest farmgate generic price is US$0.7047 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - onions in Australia

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Australia exported $26.6M (40.6 kt) of onions▼ 9% YoY. That ranks #26 worldwide (0.6% of global exports).

$26.6M

Export value

40.6 kt

Export volume

#26 / 109

World rank

0.6%

Global share

$0.65

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top onions exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $1B · 20.7%
#2 China $577.8M · 12%
#3 Mexico $449.9M · 9.3%
#4 India $416.1M · 8.6%
#5 US $396.5M · 8.2%

Annual export data Australia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$26.6M	40.6 kt	$0.65
2023	$29.2M	41.2 kt	$0.71
2022	$20.6M	33.9 kt	$0.61
2021	$25.2M	49.6 kt	$0.51
2020	$22M	40.5 kt	$0.54

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Australia produced 272.4 kt of onions in 2024▲ 6.8% YoY. It ranks #49 among producing countries (0.2% of world output).

272.4 kt

mi_production

4,720 ha

Area harvested

5.77 t/ha

Yield

#49

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

onions is traded under Harmonized System code 0703.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Australia onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of onions shipped by Australia in 2020 was 42,970 metric tonnes. In 2019 Australia exported 47,963 tonnes of onions. For 2019 alone, the market for Australia onions (vegetables category) has increased, recording a change of 41.23 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports grew by 72.73 percent netting the country US$28.42m for the year 2019. Australia's onions exports are categorised as:

Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)

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Australia onions export values

In 2019, Australia exported onions worth 28.42m USD, an increment of 56.89% from 2018's total onions export of 18.115m USD. The annual growth in value of Australia onions between 2017 to 2018 was 18.175 pc.

The per year variation in the quantity of Australia's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was 72.73% compared to a variation of 41.23% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Australia's stake of the world's total onions' exports in 2019 was 1.9%. The country is ranked position 11 in world exports of onions.

Export markets for Australia onions ( in '000$ )

Australia's leading destinations for onions are Thailand, Belgium, France, Malaysia and Germany.

Import/Export Trends

Australia is a net exporter of onions. The annual growth of Australia onions in value between 2015 to 2019 was -12%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -11%, per annum.

Australia procured 10,629 tonnes of onions in 2019.

Production

The production of onions in Australia was 1,163,360 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 4.27%. The country had approximately 21,332.00 hectares under onions cultivation.

Onions Prices Across Oceania

Compare the latest onions prices in other Oceania countries:

New Zealand$0.50/kg Fiji$1.74/kg Papua New Guinea$5.24/kg

Other Vegetables Prices in Australia

Latest prices for other vegetables in Australia:

Truffles$6.68/kg Tomatoes$0.90/kg Mushrooms$6.68/kg Cabbages$0.58/kg Asparagus$7.58/kg Cucumber$1.20/kg Delicata squash$2.71/kg Okra$0.93/kg Plantains$10.17/kg Acorn squash$0.93/kg Bean sprouts$3.58/kg Jicama$3.58/kg Kale$2.68/kg Mustard greens$2.68/kg Snap peas$6.57/kg

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