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Colorado onion crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Colorado onion crop for the week ending Sep 10, when 59% was good or excellent, versus 64% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 10, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

59%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 10.

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95%

Harvested

As of Oct 8.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 30%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 68%)Week ending Jun 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 20%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 73%)Week ending Jun 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 20%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 68%)Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 20%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 68%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 20%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 68%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 36%, Good 24%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 68%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 37%, Good 26%, Excellent 37% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 67%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 31%, Excellent 27% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 62%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 44%, Good 33%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 44%, Good 33%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 65%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 35%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 64%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 39%, Good 29%, Excellent 32% — good+excellent 61% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 69%)Week ending Aug 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 37%, Good 41%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 67%)Week ending Aug 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 37%, Good 41%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 67%)Week ending Sep 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 43%, Good 45%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 66%)Week ending Sep 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 40%, Good 42%, Excellent 17% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg —, last year 64%)−10 pts — week ending Jun 4−10 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 13Harvest beginsMay 28Jun 11Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Aug 20Sep 3
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 59% good or excellent, week ending Sep 10. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2023

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

Colorado onion planted, 20230%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 12: 0% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Mar 19: 0% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Mar 26: 0% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Apr 2: 0% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Apr 9: 0% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Apr 16: 4% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 6%)Planted, week ending Apr 23: 10% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 17%)Planted, week ending Apr 30: 25% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 28%)Planted, week ending May 7: 50% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 43%)Planted, week ending May 14: 70% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 55%)Planted, week ending May 21: 85% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 73%)Planted, week ending May 28: 95% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 88%)Mar 12Mar 26Apr 9Apr 23May 7May 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 95% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 93%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Colorado onion harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 20: 12% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending Aug 27: 35% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 40% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 45% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 50% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 64% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 80% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Aug 6Aug 20Sep 3Sep 17Oct 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Oct 8.

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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