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Washington onion crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Washington onion crop for the week ending Aug 25, when 77% was good or excellent, versus 60% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 97% complete (five-year average 95%).

Last rated week ending Aug 25, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

77%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 25.

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97%

Harvested

+2 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
Washington onion crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 12%, Fair 12%, Good 76%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Week ending May 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 12%, Fair 12%, Good 76%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Week ending May 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 17%, Fair 16%, Good 67%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 76%)Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 12%, Fair 12%, Good 76%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 67%)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 17%, Fair 17%, Good 66%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 68%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 19%, Fair 19%, Good 62%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 63%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 15%, Fair 15%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 76%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 12%, Fair 12%, Good 76%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 72%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 13%, Fair 16%, Good 70%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 71% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 73%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 12%, Good 77%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 76%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 13%, Fair 17%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 72%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 13%, Good 79%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 66%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 11%, Good 85%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 61%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 6%, Fair 14%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 59%)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 21%, Good 72%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 57%)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 19%, Good 77%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)−10 pts — week ending Jun 9−10 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 28Harvest beginsMay 12May 26Jun 9Jun 23Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 77% good or excellent, week ending Aug 25. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2024

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

Washington onion planted, 20240%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 31: 8% (5-yr avg 5%, last year 1%)Planted, week ending Apr 7: 11% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 7%)Planted, week ending Apr 14: 47% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 13%)Planted, week ending Apr 21: 71% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 47%)Planted, week ending Apr 28: 84% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 66%)Planted, week ending May 5: 99% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 81%)Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28May 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 99% as of May 5 (5-yr avg 81%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2024

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

Washington onion emerged, 20240%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 21: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Emerged, week ending Apr 28: 22% (5-yr avg —, last year 12%)Emerged, week ending May 5: 50% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 34%)Emerged, week ending May 12: 79% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 45%)Emerged, week ending May 19: 95% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 57%)Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 95% as of May 19 (5-yr avg 70%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Washington onion harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 7% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 15% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 19% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 12%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 55% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 60% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 71% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 77% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 79% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 53%)Harvested, week ending Sep 29: 83% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 65%)Harvested, week ending Oct 6: 91% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Oct 13: 93% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Oct 20: 97% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 94%)Jul 28Aug 11Aug 25Sep 8Sep 22Oct 6Oct 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 97% as of Oct 20 (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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