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Idaho onion crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Idaho onion crop for the week ending Sep 21, when 90% was good or excellent, versus 90% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 67% complete (five-year average 55%).

Last rated week ending Sep 21, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

90%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 21.

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67%

Harvested

+12 points against the five-year pace of 55%.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2025

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.

202520242023202220212020
Idaho onion crop condition, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 90%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 95%)Week ending May 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 95%)Week ending May 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 75%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 95%)Week ending May 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 70%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 95%)Week ending Jun 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 70%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 90%)Week ending Jun 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 70%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 90%)Week ending Jun 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 70%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 90%)Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 70%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 92%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 70%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 92%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 65%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 91%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 65%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 65%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 65%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 65%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 92%)Week ending Aug 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 65%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 60%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 60%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 60%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 91%)Week ending Sep 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 60%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 91%)Week ending Sep 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 60%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 90%)Week ending Sep 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 60%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)−5 pts — week ending May 11−5 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 3Harvest beginsMay 4May 25Jun 15Jul 6Jul 27Aug 17Sep 7
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 90% good or excellent, week ending Sep 21. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2025

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

Idaho onion planted, 20250%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 6: 36% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 41%)Planted, week ending Apr 13: 55% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 66%)Planted, week ending Apr 20: 77% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 88%)Planted, week ending Apr 27: 94% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 94%)Planted, week ending May 4: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27May 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 97% as of May 4.

Field progress

Emerged, 2025

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

Idaho onion emerged, 20250%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 6: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 13: 13% (5-yr avg —, last year 16%)Emerged, week ending Apr 20: 23% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 27%)Emerged, week ending Apr 27: 52% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 43%)Emerged, week ending May 4: 70% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 66%)Emerged, week ending May 11: 84% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Emerged, week ending May 18: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Emerged, week ending May 25: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27May 4May 11May 18May 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 95% as of May 25.

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Idaho onion harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 5% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 6%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 8% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 10% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Aug 31: 17% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Sep 7: 31% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Sep 14: 40% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Sep 21: 50% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Sep 28: 67% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 58%)Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7Sep 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 67% as of Sep 28 (5-yr avg 55%).

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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