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Idaho onion crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Idaho onion crop for the week ending Sep 27, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 86%).

Last rated week ending Sep 27, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 27.

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95%

Harvested

+9 points against the five-year pace of 86%.

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.

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Idaho onion crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending May 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending May 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Week ending May 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 80%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 85%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 98%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 95%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 84%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 85%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)Week ending Sep 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−10 pts — week ending Jul 19−10 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 30Harvest beginsApr 26May 17Jun 7Jun 28Jul 19Aug 9Aug 30Sep 20
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Sep 27. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2020

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

Idaho onion planted, 20200%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 5: 50% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 30%)Planted, week ending Apr 12: 65% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 58%)Planted, week ending Apr 19: 92% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 90%)Planted, week ending Apr 26: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 99% as of Apr 26.

Field progress

Emerged, 2020

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

Idaho onion emerged, 20200%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 12: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 19: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 26: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Emerged, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 39%)Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of May 3 (5-yr avg 44%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Idaho onion harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 0% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 10% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 26% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 30% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 39% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 70% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 82%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 85% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 86%)Harvested, week ending Oct 11: 95% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 89%)Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Oct 11 (5-yr avg 86%).

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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