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Colorado onion crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Colorado onion crop for the week ending Sep 18, when 60% was good or excellent, versus 49% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 18, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

60%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 18.

–

95%

Harvested

As of Oct 9.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2022

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, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 22: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 30%, Good 63%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg —, last year 55%)Week ending May 29: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 30%, Good 63%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 58%)Week ending Jun 5: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 25%, Good 65%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 58%)Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 30%, Good 60%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 58%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 29%, Good 60%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 51%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 29%, Good 60%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 51%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 29%, Good 60%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 51%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 30%, Good 60%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 51%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 35%, Good 55%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 51%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 35%, Good 55%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 51%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 30%, Good 60%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 51%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 30%, Good 60%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 49%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 25%, Good 65%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 49%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 3%, Poor 5%, Fair 25%, Good 65%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 49%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 3%, Poor 5%, Fair 25%, Good 65%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 49%)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 3%, Poor 6%, Fair 25%, Good 63%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 49%)Week ending Sep 11: Very poor 4%, Poor 7%, Fair 25%, Good 63%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Week ending Sep 18: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 25%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)−5 pts — week ending Jun 12−5 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 21Harvest beginsMay 22Jun 12Jul 3Jul 24Aug 14Sep 4
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 60% good or excellent, week ending Sep 18. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2022

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

Colorado onion planted, 20220%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 20: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Mar 27: 0% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Apr 3: 0% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Apr 10: 0% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 3%)Planted, week ending Apr 17: 7% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 13%)Planted, week ending Apr 24: 19% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 19%)Planted, week ending May 1: 30% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 28%)Planted, week ending May 8: 45% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 55%)Planted, week ending May 15: 57% (5-yr avg —, last year 78%)Planted, week ending May 22: 76% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Planted, week ending May 29: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jun 5: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Mar 20Apr 3Apr 17May 1May 15May 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 98% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Colorado onion harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 0% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 1% (5-yr avg 5%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 12% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 20% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 20%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 31% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 50% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 69% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 85% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 91%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Aug 14Aug 28Sep 11Sep 25Oct 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Oct 9.

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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