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Colorado onion crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Colorado onion crop for the week ending Sep 8, when 52% was good or excellent, 14 points below the five-year average of 66%, versus 59% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 99% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 8, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

52%of the crop

14 points below the five-year average for this week, and 59% a year ago.

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99%

Harvested

As of Oct 20.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2024

Bars are the full USDA rating split each week. The dashed line is the five-year average for good plus excellent; the dotted line is last year.

20242023202220212020
Colorado onion crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 30%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 70%)Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 39%, Good 27%, Excellent 32% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 60%)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 40%, Good 25%, Excellent 33% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 60%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 50%, Good 20%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 60%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 50%, Good 25%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 43% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 60%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 50%, Good 20%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 64%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 41%, Good 31%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 63%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 33%, Good 40%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 58%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 43%, Good 27%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 52% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 56%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 50%, Good 20%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 56%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 30%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 65%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 30%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 61%)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 47%, Good 32%, Excellent 19% — good+excellent 51% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 63%)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 55%, Good 20%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 63%)Week ending Sep 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 55%, Good 20%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 57%)Week ending Sep 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 45%, Good 32%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 52% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 59%)−13 pts — week ending Jun 16−13 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 18Harvest beginsMay 26Jun 9Jun 23Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 52% good or excellent, week ending Sep 8. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2024

This season against the five-year average pace and last year.

Colorado onion planted, 20240%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 17: 6% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Mar 24: 12% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Mar 31: 20% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Apr 7: 25% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Apr 14: 29% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 3%)Planted, week ending Apr 21: 33% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 8%)Planted, week ending Apr 28: 48% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 21%)Planted, week ending May 5: 66% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 43%)Planted, week ending May 12: 75% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 64%)Planted, week ending May 19: 78% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 81%)Planted, week ending May 26: 88% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 92%)Planted, week ending Jun 2: 95% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 97%)Mar 17Mar 31Apr 14Apr 28May 12May 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 95% as of Jun 2 (5-yr avg 96%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

This season against the five-year average pace and last year.

Colorado onion harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 2% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 12% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 32% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 45% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 59% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 62% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 60%)Harvested, week ending Sep 29: 74% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending Oct 6: 90% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 91%)Harvested, week ending Oct 13: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 20: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Aug 11Aug 25Sep 8Sep 22Oct 6Oct 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of Oct 20.

Source: USDA NASS Crop Progress (weekly, April–November) and Crop Production reports. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

Updated September 29, 2026

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