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Oregon onion crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Oregon onion crop for the week ending Sep 15, when 58% was good or excellent, 12 points below the five-year average of 70%, versus 76% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 95%).

Last rated week ending Sep 15, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

58%of the crop

12 points below the five-year average for this week, and 76% a year ago.

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96%

Harvested

+1 points against the five-year pace of 95%.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2024

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, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 21: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 48%, Good 47%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 47% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Apr 28: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 43%, Good 48%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 52% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 5: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 42%, Good 49%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 53% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 38%)Week ending May 12: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 43%, Good 50%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 51%)Week ending May 19: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 40%, Good 48%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 58%)Week ending May 26: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 36%, Good 47%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 65%)Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 32%, Good 53%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 72%)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 30%, Good 49%, Excellent 19% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 73%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 33%, Good 40%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 69%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 1%, Poor 7%, Fair 32%, Good 39%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 69%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 2%, Poor 7%, Fair 35%, Good 35%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 71%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 4%, Poor 10%, Fair 30%, Good 35%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 69%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 3%, Poor 9%, Fair 29%, Good 38%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 69%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 3%, Poor 9%, Fair 31%, Good 36%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 71%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 3%, Poor 8%, Fair 32%, Good 36%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 71%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 3%, Poor 9%, Fair 34%, Good 32%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 72%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 2%, Poor 8%, Fair 31%, Good 37%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 69%)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 3%, Poor 8%, Fair 30%, Good 39%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 3%, Poor 9%, Fair 29%, Good 39%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 70%)Week ending Sep 1: Very poor 3%, Poor 9%, Fair 31%, Good 38%, Excellent 19% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 75%)Week ending Sep 8: Very poor 3%, Poor 8%, Fair 33%, Good 35%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 75%)Week ending Sep 15: Very poor 2%, Poor 8%, Fair 32%, Good 37%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 76%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 28Harvest beginsApr 21May 12Jun 2Jun 23Jul 14Aug 4Aug 25Sep 15
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 58% good or excellent, week ending Sep 15. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2024

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

Oregon onion planted, 20240%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 31: 42% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 1%)Planted, week ending Apr 7: 60% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 7%)Planted, week ending Apr 14: 70% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 39%)Planted, week ending Apr 21: 88% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 65%)Planted, week ending Apr 28: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 95% as of Apr 28.

Field progress

Emerged, 2024

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

Oregon onion emerged, 20240%50%100%Emerged, week ending Mar 31: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 7: 16% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 14: 24% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 21: 31% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 9%)Emerged, week ending Apr 28: 58% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 36%)Emerged, week ending May 5: 80% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 66%)Emerged, week ending May 12: 95% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 79%)Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 95% as of May 12 (5-yr avg 81%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Oregon onion harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year 2%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 10% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 6%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 15% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 20% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 12%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 31% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 39% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 20%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 47% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 55% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Sep 29: 64% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 55%)Harvested, week ending Oct 6: 79% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Oct 13: 84% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Oct 20: 91% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Oct 27: 96% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 97%)Jul 28Aug 11Aug 25Sep 8Sep 22Oct 6Oct 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Oct 27 (5-yr avg 95%).

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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