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Oregon onion crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Oregon onion crop for the week ending Sep 25, when 55% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 25, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

55%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 25.

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95%

Harvested

As of Oct 30.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2022

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
Oregon onion crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 1: Very poor 6%, Poor 8%, Fair 37%, Good 30%, Excellent 19% — good+excellent 49% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 8: Very poor 6%, Poor 8%, Fair 32%, Good 34%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Week ending May 15: Very poor 6%, Poor 8%, Fair 32%, Good 34%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 74%)Week ending May 22: Very poor 6%, Poor 8%, Fair 32%, Good 34%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 69%)Week ending May 29: Very poor 9%, Poor 8%, Fair 29%, Good 38%, Excellent 16% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 69%)Week ending Jun 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 34%, Good 40%, Excellent 19% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 69%)Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 34%, Good 40%, Excellent 19% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 69%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 34%, Good 41%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 69%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 34%, Good 41%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 69%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 33%, Good 42%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 69%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 34%, Good 41%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 69%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 34%, Good 41%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 69%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 35%, Good 41%, Excellent 16% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 69%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 37%, Good 39%, Excellent 16% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 74%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 35%, Good 33%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 74%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 35%, Good 33%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 74%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 35%, Good 33%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 74%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 35%, Good 33%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 74%)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 35%, Good 33%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 75%)Week ending Sep 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 35%, Good 33%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 75%)Week ending Sep 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 35%, Good 33%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg —, last year 75%)Week ending Sep 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 37%, Good 33%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 31Harvest beginsMay 1May 22Jun 12Jul 3Jul 24Aug 14Sep 4Sep 25
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 55% good or excellent, week ending Sep 25. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2022

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

Oregon onion planted, 20220%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 3: 60% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 49%)Planted, week ending Apr 10: 67% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 63%)Planted, week ending Apr 17: 75% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 71%)Planted, week ending Apr 24: 82% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 81%)Planted, week ending May 1: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Planted, week ending May 8: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 15: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24May 1May 8May 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 98% as of May 15.

Field progress

Emerged, 2022

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

Oregon onion emerged, 20220%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 10: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 17: 19% (5-yr avg —, last year 25%)Emerged, week ending Apr 24: 47% (5-yr avg —, last year 34%)Emerged, week ending May 1: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Emerged, week ending May 8: 67% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 80%)Emerged, week ending May 15: 85% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 88%)Emerged, week ending May 22: 90% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 92%)Emerged, week ending May 29: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 95% as of May 29.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Oregon onion harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 7% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 7%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 10% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 15% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 19% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 26% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 36% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 50% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 50%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 60% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 70% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 76%)Harvested, week ending Oct 16: 85% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 85%)Harvested, week ending Oct 23: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Harvested, week ending Oct 30: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Jul 31Aug 14Aug 28Sep 11Sep 25Oct 9Oct 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Oct 30.

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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