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Georgia onion crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Georgia onion crop for the week ending May 3, when 62% was good or excellent, versus 74% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 100%).

Last rated week ending May 3, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

62%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending May 3.

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96%

Harvested

−4 points against the five-year pace of 100%.

Analysis

Week ending May 3 — 21 weeks ago

Georgia onion condition trails last year's pace

USDA rated Georgia's onion crop for the week ending May 3, 2026 — the most recent reading published for the state. Good-to-excellent stood at 62%, down 3 points from the prior week and well behind last year's 74% at the same point; 8% of the crop was rated poor. Transplanting had lagged earlier in the season, reaching just 19% by late November versus a five-year average of 36% and 46% last year. By the week ending June 7, harvest was nearly complete at 96%, close to the five-year average of 100% and last year's 99%.

This is the most recent reading USDA has published for this crop and state; it is not a current-week rating.

Written from USDA data and source reports

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2026

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.

2026202520242023202220212020
Georgia onion crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 29%, Good 67%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 71% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 82%)Week ending Apr 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 6%, Fair 31%, Good 59%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 75%)Week ending Apr 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 33%, Good 50%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 80%)Week ending Apr 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 30%, Good 59%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 77%)Week ending May 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 30%, Good 57%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Harvest begins — week ending Apr 5Harvest begins−8 pts — week ending Apr 12−8 ptsApr 5Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 3
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 62% good or excellent, week ending May 3. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Transplanted, 2026

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

Georgia onion transplanted, 20260%50%100%Transplanted, week ending Nov 16: 2% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 24%)Transplanted, week ending Nov 23: 19% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 46%)Nov 16Nov 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Transplanted: 19% as of Nov 23 (5-yr avg 36%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Georgia onion harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Apr 5: 10% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Apr 12: 25% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Apr 19: 33% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Apr 26: 47% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 36%)Harvested, week ending May 3: 60% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 55%)Harvested, week ending May 10: 69% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending May 17: 78% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending May 24: 85% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending May 31: 90% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Jun 7: 96% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 99%)Apr 5Apr 19May 3May 17May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Jun 7 (5-yr avg 100%).

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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