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Washington onion crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Washington onion crop for the week ending Sep 18, when 25% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 98%).

Last rated week ending Sep 18, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

25%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 18.

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95%

Harvested

−3 points against the five-year pace of 98%.

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
Washington onion crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 77%, Good 22%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 23% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 18%)Week ending Jun 5: Very poor 1%, Poor 3%, Fair 78%, Good 14%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 18% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 18%)Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 3%, Poor 6%, Fair 68%, Good 20%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 23% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 29%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 4%, Poor 8%, Fair 61%, Good 23%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 27% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 35%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 4%, Poor 8%, Fair 61%, Good 23%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 27% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 41%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 2%, Poor 6%, Fair 63%, Good 25%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 29% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 31%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 1%, Poor 3%, Fair 65%, Good 26%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 31% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 8%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 67%, Good 25%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 1%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 1%, Poor 3%, Fair 73%, Good 19%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 23% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 1%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 74%, Good 19%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 23% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 74%, Good 18%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 23% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 1%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 76%, Good 17%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 23% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 1%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 77%, Good 16%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 23% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 77%, Good 16%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 23% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 77%, Good 16%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 23% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Week ending Sep 11: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 72%, Good 20%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Week ending Sep 18: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 72%, Good 20%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−7 pts — week ending Jul 24−7 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 31Harvest beginsMay 29Jun 19Jul 10Jul 31Aug 21Sep 11
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 25% good or excellent, week ending Sep 18. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2022

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

Washington onion planted, 20220%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 3: 10% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 12%)Planted, week ending Apr 10: 16% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 23%)Planted, week ending Apr 17: 18% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 72%)Planted, week ending Apr 24: 35% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 88%)Planted, week ending May 1: 71% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 92%)Planted, week ending May 8: 83% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 95%)Planted, week ending May 15: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 22: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 3Apr 17May 1May 15May 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Emerged, 2022

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

Washington onion emerged, 20220%50%100%Emerged, week ending May 1: 16% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 19%)Emerged, week ending May 8: 22% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 47%)Emerged, week ending May 15: 30% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 75%)Emerged, week ending May 22: 50% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 90%)Emerged, week ending May 29: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Emerged, week ending Jun 5: 82% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Emerged, week ending Jun 12: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 19: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 95% as of Jun 19.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Washington onion harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 1% (5-yr avg 5%, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 2% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 7%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 6% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 10% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 21%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 20% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 25%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 27% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 36% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 45% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 56% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 61%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 66% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 80% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Oct 16: 92% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 86%)Harvested, week ending Oct 23: 95% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 96%)Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Oct 23 (5-yr avg 98%).

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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