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Washington onion crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Washington onion crop for the week ending Aug 24, when 73% was good or excellent, versus 77% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 80% complete (five-year average 69%).

Last rated week ending Aug 24, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

73%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 24.

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80%

Harvested

+11 points against the five-year pace of 69%.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2025

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
Washington onion crop condition, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 90%, Good 10%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 76%)Week ending May 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 90%, Good 10%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 10% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 67%)Week ending Jun 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 76%)Week ending Jun 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 70%, Good 30%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 66%)Week ending Jun 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 65%, Good 35%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 35% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 62%)Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 48%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 70%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 60%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 76%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 36%, Good 59%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 71%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 61%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 78%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 65%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 34%, Good 63%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 79%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 67%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 85%)Week ending Aug 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 28%, Good 69%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 28%, Good 72%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 72%)Week ending Aug 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 27%, Good 73%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg —, last year 77%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 27Harvest beginsMay 18Jun 1Jun 15Jun 29Jul 13Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 73% good or excellent, week ending Aug 24. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2025

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

Washington onion planted, 20250%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 6: 13% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 11%)Planted, week ending Apr 13: 26% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 42%)Planted, week ending Apr 20: 56% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 68%)Planted, week ending Apr 27: 72% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 82%)Planted, week ending May 4: 90% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 97%)Planted, week ending May 11: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27May 4May 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 99% as of May 11.

Field progress

Emerged, 2025

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

Washington onion emerged, 20250%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 20: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 27: 17% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 20%)Emerged, week ending May 4: 30% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 46%)Emerged, week ending May 11: 60% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 75%)Emerged, week ending May 18: 82% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 93%)Emerged, week ending May 25: 96% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 98%)Apr 20Apr 27May 4May 11May 18May 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 96% as of May 25 (5-yr avg 84%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Washington onion harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 17% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 7%)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 19% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 25% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 52% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 50%)Harvested, week ending Aug 31: 57% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending Sep 7: 65% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Sep 14: 70% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 76%)Harvested, week ending Sep 21: 76% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Sep 28: 80% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 82%)Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7Sep 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 80% as of Sep 28 (5-yr avg 69%).

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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