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Washington onion crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Washington onion crop for the week ending Sep 17, when 59% was good or excellent, versus 25% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 97%).

Last rated week ending Sep 17, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

59%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 17.

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95%

Harvested

−2 points against the five-year pace of 97%.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 7%, Good 89%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 16%, Good 82%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 75%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 23%)Week ending Jun 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 33%, Good 67%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 18%)Week ending Jun 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 32%, Good 68%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 23%)Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 37%, Good 63%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 27%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 76%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 27%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 27%, Good 72%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 29%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 27%, Good 73%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 31%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 76%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 30%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 28%, Good 72%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 23%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 33%, Good 66%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 23%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 38%, Good 61%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 61% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 23%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 40%, Good 59%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 23%)Week ending Aug 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 43%, Good 57%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 23%)Week ending Aug 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 23%)Week ending Sep 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 38%, Good 62%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg —, last year 23%)Week ending Sep 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 38%, Good 62%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg —, last year 25%)Week ending Sep 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 41%, Good 59%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg —, last year 25%)−9 pts — week ending Jun 4−9 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 30Harvest beginsMay 14Jun 4Jun 25Jul 16Aug 6Aug 27Sep 17
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 59% good or excellent, week ending Sep 17. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2023

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

Washington onion planted, 20230%50%100%Planted, week ending Apr 2: 1% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 9%)Planted, week ending Apr 9: 9% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 15%)Planted, week ending Apr 16: 15% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 18%)Planted, week ending Apr 23: 60% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 33%)Planted, week ending Apr 30: 69% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 66%)Planted, week ending May 7: 86% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 81%)Planted, week ending May 14: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Planted, week ending May 21: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30May 7May 14May 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 95% as of May 21.

Field progress

Emerged, 2023

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

Washington onion emerged, 20230%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 16: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 23: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 30: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending May 7: 41% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 21%)Emerged, week ending May 14: 46% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 29%)Emerged, week ending May 21: 61% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 47%)Emerged, week ending May 28: 76% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Emerged, week ending Jun 4: 83% (5-yr avg —, last year 81%)Emerged, week ending Jun 11: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Apr 16Apr 30May 14May 28Jun 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 95% as of Jun 11.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Washington onion harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 1% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 4% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 2%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 6% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Aug 20: 14% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Aug 27: 18% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 27% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 26%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 32% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 35%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 45% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 56% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 69% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 65%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 83% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 92% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 90%)Harvested, week ending Oct 22: 95% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 95%)Jul 30Aug 13Aug 27Sep 10Sep 24Oct 8Oct 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Oct 22 (5-yr avg 97%).

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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