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Georgia onion crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Georgia onion crop for the week ending May 3, when 61% was good or excellent, versus 56% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 99% complete.

Last rated week ending May 3, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

61%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending May 3.

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99%

Harvested

As of May 24.

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, 2020

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, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 36%, Good 59%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 78%)Week ending Apr 12: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 41%, Good 52%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 59%)Week ending Apr 19: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 41%, Good 52%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 56%)Week ending Apr 26: Very poor 1%, Poor 5%, Fair 30%, Good 60%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 55%)Week ending May 3: Very poor 1%, Poor 7%, Fair 31%, Good 57%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 61% (5-yr avg —, last year 56%)−7 pts — week ending Apr 12−7 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Apr 19Harvest beginsApr 5Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 3
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 61% good or excellent, week ending May 3. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Transplanted, 2020

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

Georgia onion transplanted, 20200%50%100%Transplanted, week ending Nov 3: 2% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 3%)Transplanted, week ending Nov 10: 5% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 9%)Transplanted, week ending Nov 17: 16% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 22%)Transplanted, week ending Nov 24: 40% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 33%)Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17Nov 24
This year5-yr avgLast year

Transplanted: 40% as of Nov 24 (5-yr avg 32%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Georgia onion harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Apr 19: 21% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Apr 26: 29% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 36%)Harvested, week ending May 3: 58% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 51%)Harvested, week ending May 10: 74% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending May 17: 86% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending May 24: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of May 24.

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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