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Colorado onion crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Colorado onion crop for the week ending Sep 19, when 49% was good or excellent, versus 67% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 99% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 19, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

49%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 19.

–

99%

Harvested

As of Oct 10.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2021

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, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 53%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 67%)Week ending Jun 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 53%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 67%)Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 53%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 69%)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 42%, Good 46%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 51% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 69%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 42%, Good 46%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 51% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 67%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 40%, Good 46%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 51% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 64%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 40%, Good 46%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 51% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 63%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 40%, Good 46%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 51% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 63%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 40%, Good 46%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 51% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 69%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 40%, Good 46%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 51% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 61%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 2%, Poor 11%, Fair 38%, Good 43%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 49% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 61%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 2%, Poor 11%, Fair 38%, Good 43%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 49% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 64%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 2%, Poor 11%, Fair 38%, Good 43%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 49% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 67%)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 2%, Poor 11%, Fair 38%, Good 43%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 49% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 67%)Week ending Sep 5: Very poor 2%, Poor 11%, Fair 38%, Good 43%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 49% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 67%)Week ending Sep 12: Very poor 2%, Poor 11%, Fair 38%, Good 43%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 49% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)Week ending Sep 19: Very poor 2%, Poor 11%, Fair 38%, Good 43%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 49% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)−7 pts — week ending Jun 20−7 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 29Harvest beginsMay 23Jun 13Jul 4Jul 25Aug 15Sep 5
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 49% good or excellent, week ending Sep 19. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2021

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

Colorado onion planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Mar 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Mar 28: 0% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 1%)Planted, week ending Apr 4: 0% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 3%)Planted, week ending Apr 11: 3% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 9%)Planted, week ending Apr 18: 15% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 15%)Planted, week ending Apr 25: 20% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 24%)Planted, week ending May 2: 29% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 40%)Planted, week ending May 9: 59% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 51%)Planted, week ending May 16: 81% (5-yr avg —, last year 63%)Planted, week ending May 23: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 78%)Mar 14Mar 28Apr 11Apr 25May 9May 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 95% as of May 23.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Colorado onion harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 0% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 2%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 0% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 5% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 6%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 22% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 47% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 76% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 81% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending Oct 3: 93% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Oct 10: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Aug 1Aug 15Aug 29Sep 12Sep 26Oct 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of Oct 10.

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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