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Washington onion crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Washington onion crop for the week ending Sep 12, when 0% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 97% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 12, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

0%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 12.

–

97%

Harvested

As of Oct 24.

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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Washington onion crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 77%, Good 17%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 22% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)Week ending May 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 84%)Week ending May 30: Very poor 1%, Poor 3%, Fair 78%, Good 15%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 18% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 87%)Week ending Jun 6: Very poor 1%, Poor 3%, Fair 78%, Good 15%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 18% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 87%)Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 3%, Poor 3%, Fair 65%, Good 26%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 29% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 91%)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 2%, Poor 8%, Fair 55%, Good 35%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 35% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 92%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 14%, Fair 45%, Good 41%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 41% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 88%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 20%, Fair 49%, Good 31%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 31% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 87%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 3%, Poor 21%, Fair 68%, Good 8%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 8% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 88%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 74%, Good 1%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 1% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 76%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 30%, Fair 69%, Good 1%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 1% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 81%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 29%, Fair 71%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 81%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 30%, Fair 69%, Good 1%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 1% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 78%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 30%, Fair 69%, Good 1%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 1% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 84%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 35%, Fair 65%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 83%)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 40%, Fair 60%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 40%, Fair 60%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 40%, Fair 60%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−23 pts — week ending Jul 11−23 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 1Harvest beginsMay 16Jun 6Jun 27Jul 18Aug 8Aug 29
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 0% good or excellent, week ending Sep 12. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2021

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

Washington onion planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 28: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Apr 4: 14% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 22%)Planted, week ending Apr 11: 24% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 29%)Planted, week ending Apr 18: 80% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 37%)Planted, week ending Apr 25: 89% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 42%)Planted, week ending May 2: 92% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 60%)Planted, week ending May 9: 95% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 78%)Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25May 2May 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 95% as of May 9 (5-yr avg 93%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2021

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

Washington onion emerged, 20210%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 25: 14% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 13%)Emerged, week ending May 2: 20% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 25%)Emerged, week ending May 9: 51% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 39%)Emerged, week ending May 16: 79% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 63%)Emerged, week ending May 23: 92% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 94%)Emerged, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 100% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Washington onion harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 8% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 12% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 22% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 52%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 25% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 30% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 45% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 55% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 62% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Oct 3: 70% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Oct 10: 78% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Oct 17: 87% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Oct 24: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Aug 1Aug 15Aug 29Sep 12Sep 26Oct 10Oct 24
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 97% as of Oct 24.

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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