What is the price of onions in Canada?

As of January 2025, onions in Canada is US$ 0.44 per kg (0.59 CAD), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is Canada's world rank in onion exports?

Canada ranks 14th among 109 onion exporters in 2024.

What was Canada's onion production in 2024?

Canada produced 298,564 tonnes of onions in 2024.

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

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Onions Prices in Canada

US$ 0.44 / kg

0.59 CAD / kg

MoM ▲ 2.3% YoY ▲ 2.3%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CAD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.44	0.59	▲ 2.3%	▲ 2.3%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	0.82	1.11	▼ 14.4%	▼ 14.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the onions price in Canada available is US$ 0.44 per kg (0.59 CAD), up 2.3% year-on-year.

Canada exported 67,731 tonnes of onions in 2024, valued at US$65.1 million, ranking 14th among 109 global exporters and accounting for 1.3% of world exports, with an 11.6% year-on-year increase. The country is a net exporter, producing 298,564 tonnes of onions (world rank #47), representing 0.2% of global output and showing an 8.0% annual growth. The latest farmgate price is US$0.4369 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Canada exported $65.1M (67.7 kt) of onions▲ 11.6% YoY. That ranks #14 worldwide (1.3% of global exports).

$65.1M

Export value

67.7 kt

Export volume

#14 / 109

World rank

1.3%

Global share

$0.96

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 Canada · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$65.1M	67.7 kt	$0.96
2023	$58.3M	65.2 kt	$0.89
2022	$79.8M	83 kt	$0.96
2021	$53M	61.7 kt	$0.86
2020	$41.7M	61.7 kt	$0.68

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Canada produced 298.6 kt of onions in 2024▲ 8% YoY. It ranks #47 among producing countries (0.2% of world output).

298.6 kt

mi_production

6,325 ha

Area harvested

4.72 t/ha

Yield

#47

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.

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

The amount of onions sold by Canada in 2020 was 63,512 tons. In 2019 Canada exported 61,718 tonnes of onions. Across 2019 alone, the market for Canada onions (vegetables category) has gone down, with a change of -8.119 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports decreased by -5.4% bringing the nation US$42.24m for the year 2019. Canada's onions exports are categorised as:

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)
Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)

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Canada onions export values

In 2019, Canada shipped onions costing 42.24m USD, a decrease of -7.85% from 2018's total onions export of 45.838m USD. The yearly change in value of Canada onions between 2017 to 2018 was 9.365 percent.

The annual variation in the volume of Canada's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was -5.4% in comparison to a variation of -8.119% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Canada's stake of the world's total onions' exports in 2019 was 5.6 per cent. Canada is ranked number 5 in world exports of onions.

Export markets for Canada onions ( in '000$ )

Canada's top destinations for onions are US, Russia, Cuba, Guyana and Jamaica.

Import/Export Trends

Canada is a net exporter of onions. The annual growth of Canada onions in value between 2015 to 2019 was -17%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -17%, per annum.

Canada bought 212,530 tonnes of onions in 2019.

Production

The production of onions in Canada was 1,003,388 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 3.82%. The country had an estimated 21,668.00 hectares under onions cultivation.

Onions Prices Across North America

Compare the latest onions prices in other North America countries:

US$0.80/kg Bermuda$0.96/kg Antigua and Barbuda$2.09/kg

Other Vegetables Prices in Canada

Latest prices for other vegetables in Canada:

Tomatoes$0.22/kg Mushrooms$4.65/kg Asparagus$3.66/kg Truffles$4.65/kg Cabbages$0.59/kg Jicama$1.04/kg Okra$0.60/kg Peppers (various types)$2.87/kg Rutabagas$1.04/kg Bean sprouts$1.04/kg Mustard greens$0.88/kg Acorn squash$0.60/kg Artichoke hearts$3.05/kg Beets$0.68/kg Butternut squash$0.60/kg

Fr: Canada Oignons prix

Scientific name: Allium cepa

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