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Oregon onion crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Oregon onion crop for the week ending Sep 19, when 75% was good or excellent, versus 84% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 19, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

75%of the crop

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

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95%

Harvested

As of Oct 31.

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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Oregon onion crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 26%, Good 54%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Week ending May 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 26%, Good 54%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 77%)Week ending May 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 26%, Good 49%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 85%)Week ending May 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 26%, Good 49%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 78%)Week ending Jun 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 26%, Good 49%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 81%)Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 26%, Good 49%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 83%)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 26%, Good 49%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 83%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 26%, Good 49%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 83%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 26%, Good 49%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 26%, Good 49%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 82%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 26%, Good 49%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 87%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 26%, Good 49%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 24%, Good 54%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 24%, Good 54%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 75%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 24%, Good 54%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 76%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 24%, Good 54%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 83%)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 24%, Good 54%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 83%)Week ending Sep 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 22%, Good 54%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 82%)Week ending Sep 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 22%, Good 54%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Week ending Sep 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 22%, Good 54%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)−5 pts — week ending May 23−5 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 1Harvest beginsMay 9May 30Jun 20Jul 11Aug 1Aug 22Sep 12
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 75% 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.

Oregon onion planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 28: 29% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Apr 4: 52% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 53%)Planted, week ending Apr 11: 65% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 68%)Planted, week ending Apr 18: 72% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 87%)Planted, week ending Apr 25: 83% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 94%)Planted, week ending May 2: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25May 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 95% as of May 2.

Field progress

Emerged, 2021

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

Oregon onion emerged, 20210%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 11: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 18: 28% (5-yr avg —, last year 38%)Emerged, week ending Apr 25: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)Emerged, week ending May 2: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 79%)Emerged, week ending May 9: 85% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 84%)Emerged, week ending May 16: 89% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 89%)Emerged, week ending May 23: 92% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 94%)Emerged, week ending May 30: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 95% as of May 30.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Oregon onion harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 7% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 12% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 12%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 15% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 21%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 20% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 35% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 46% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 51% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Oct 3: 59% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 67%)Harvested, week ending Oct 10: 79% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Oct 17: 86% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 85%)Harvested, week ending Oct 24: 91% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 31: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Aug 1Aug 15Aug 29Sep 12Sep 26Oct 10Oct 24
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Oct 31.

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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