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Idaho onion crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Idaho onion crop for the week ending Sep 19, when 50% was good or excellent, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 98% complete (five-year average 93%).

Last rated week ending Sep 19, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

50%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 19.

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98%

Harvested

+5 points against the five-year pace of 93%.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2021

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, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 90%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending May 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 88%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending May 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 95%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending May 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 95%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 95%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 95%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 95%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 95%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 96%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 99%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 95%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 23%, Good 76%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 75%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 75%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 80%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 59%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 59%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 59%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Aug 8Harvest begins−25 pts — week ending Aug 29−25 ptsMay 9May 30Jun 20Jul 11Aug 1Aug 22Sep 12
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 50% good or excellent, week ending Sep 19. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2021

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

Idaho onion planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 28: 5% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 4%)Planted, week ending Apr 4: 18% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 44%)Planted, week ending Apr 11: 65% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 63%)Planted, week ending Apr 18: 79% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 88%)Planted, week ending Apr 25: 93% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 98%)Planted, week ending May 2: 97% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25May 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 97% as of May 2 (5-yr avg 94%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2021

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

Idaho onion emerged, 20210%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 11: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 18: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Emerged, week ending Apr 25: 21% (5-yr avg —, last year 66%)Emerged, week ending May 2: 80% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 96%)Emerged, week ending May 9: 85% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 100%)Emerged, week ending May 16: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25May 2May 9May 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 99% as of May 16.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Idaho onion harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 9% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 11% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 25% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 40% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 60% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 75% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Oct 3: 85% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Oct 10: 90% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 17: 98% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 99%)Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19Oct 3Oct 17
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 98% as of Oct 17 (5-yr avg 93%).

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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