Crop Progress and Condition
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
United States Department of Agriculture • Washington, DC 20250
Northwest Regional Field Office • Olympia, WA 98507
Ag Statistics Hotline: 1-800-727-9540 • www.nass.usda.gov

Released:  April 15, 2024 
Week Ending:  April 14, 2024		Regional Contacts	
		Phone: 1-800-435-5883 	
Email: nassrfonwr@usda.gov
	
In Cooperation with…		•	Washington – Dennis Koong, Regional Director
•	Idaho – Ben Johnson, State Statistician
•	Oregon – Dave Losh, State Statistician
•	Alaska – Andrew Brosier, State Statistician	
•	University of Idaho Extension
•	Idaho State Department of Agriculture
•	Oregon State University Extension Service
•	Oregon Department of Agriculture
•	Washington State University Extension
•	Washington State Department of Agriculture
•	USDA, Farm Service Agency
•	USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Idaho Began to Warm Up

There were 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork in Idaho, up from 2.7 days suitable the previous week. Idaho experienced warm temperatures accompanied by light rain for the week. Northern Idaho reported warm temperatures over the weekend.  Elmore and Owyhee Counties reported snow in higher elevations created difficulties for ranchers moving livestock to spring and summer allotments. Jerome and Twin Falls Counties reported that field progress was slowed due to wet weather from the previous weekend. However, field activities picked up, and farmers began to plant spring cereals, potatoes, and sugarbeets in the ground. Moisture and warming weather improved range and pasture conditions. Clark, Fremont, and Madison Counties reported the southern part of the area began working in the fields toward the end of the week. However, there was no fieldwork north of Fall River. Bannock, Bingham, and Butte Counties reported warming conditions with soil preparation beginning for fieldwork. Planting was delayed due to light rain.

Oregon Welcomed Warm Weather and Rain

There were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork in Oregon, up from 4.4 days suitable the previous week. Columbia, Multnomah, and Washington Counties reported favorable weather conditions, ideal for continued crop protection and fertilizing. Malheur County reported an uptick in field activity made possible by dryer conditions compared to the prior week. The emergence of onions was observed, and most onions had been planted along with potatoes. Sugarbeet planting was in full swing, and many operations began planting corn. Grass and pastureland benefitted from the warm weather supplemented by periodic precipitation. Livestock producers were branding and turning cattle out to pasture. Some cropland was flooded along the lower Owyhee River due to the increased releases from the Owyhee Dam. Lake County received snowfall in many areas, which led to cooler daytime temperatures. These cooler temperatures hindered growth in pasture and range lands. 

Warmer Weather for Washington

There were 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington, up from 5.1 days suitable the previous week. Western Washington saw a little precipitation. Crops were progressing a bit ahead of schedule. In Whatcom County, blueberries were budding, and raspberries were filling out. Fieldwork started, and grass showed good growth. The Yakima Valley experienced overnight temperatures below freezing, and daytime temperatures warmed over the weekend. Pear and sweet cherry trees in the upper valley were in full bloom, and apple trees began blooming. The lower valley had pears, plums, and cherries in various stages of petal fall. Apple varieties were mostly in bloom in this area. Some orchards were grafting over to new varieties. Asparagus harvest continued. Most vegetable fields had been worked up, with some producers preparing fields with black plastic and irrigation. Field crews were observed laying down irrigation for hop yards and burning back hop bines in other yards to extend or delay the hop harvest. Pend Oreille and Spokane Counties observed some fieldwork, although only a little was planted to crops for the week. Spraying began on winter wheat. Calving was wrapping up, and ranchers were considering spring turnout. Winter wheat needed more rain to improve crop conditions in Adams County. 

Soil Moisture Condition — Idaho, Oregon, and Washington: Week Ending 04/14/24	
Item and State	Very
short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Topsoil moisture
    Idaho	
    Oregon	
    Washington	

Subsoil moisture
    Idaho	
    Oregon	
    Washington		
-
3
-

-
2
2	
1
16
10

7
8
10	
80
61
85

82
71
84	
19
20
5

11
19
4	
	-	Represents zero.	

Pasture, Range, and Crop Condition — Idaho, Oregon, and Washington: Week Ending 04/14/24	
Crop and State	Very
poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	(percent)	
Pasture and range
    Idaho	
    Oregon	
    Washington	

Winter wheat
    Idaho	
    Oregon	
    Washington	
	
2
3
1

-
1
5
	
12
3
1

3
1
10
	
26
28
51

28
29
40
	
53
56
44

66
65
40
	
7
10
3

3
4
5
	
	-	Represents zero.	

Crop Progress — Idaho: Week Ending 04/14/24	
Crop and activity	Percent completed	
	This
week	Last
week	Last
year	5 Year
average	
Spring wheat planted	
Spring wheat emerged	
Barley planted	
Barley emerged	
Oats planted	
Potatoes planted	
Sugarbeets planted	
Field corn planted	
Dry edible beans planted	
Dry edible peas planted	
Onions planted	
Onions emerged		39
5
36
4
19
9
16
1
2
26
69
19	25
(NA)
20
(NA)
10
6
12
(NA)
(NA)
16
45
(NA)	18
-
11
-
6
5
29
(NA)
(NA)
7
45
(NA)	28
1
27
1
20
15
43
(NA)
(NA)
23
69
(NA)	
-	 Represents zero.
	(NA) Not available.	

Crop Progress — Oregon: Week Ending 04/14/24	
Crop and activity	Percent completed	
	This
week	Last
week	Last
year	5 Year
average	
Spring wheat planted	
Spring wheat emerged	
Barley planted	
Barley emerged	
Oats planted	
Oats emerged	
Potatoes planted	
Potatoes emerged	
Sugarbeets planted	
Sugarbeets emerged	
Field corn planted	
Dry edible peas planted	
Dry edible peas emerged	
Onions planted	
Onions emerged		68
19
63
12
49
8
51
6
90
20
3
64
8
70
24	59
15
52
8
40
2
29
(NA)
75
(NA)
1
60
3
60
16	54
4
16
(NA)
13
(NA)
34
(NA)
41
(NA)
1
21
(NA)
39
(NA)	60
(NA)
39
(NA)
41
(NA)
42
(NA)
63
(NA)
9
56
(NA)
59
(NA)	
-	 Represents zero.
	(NA) Not available.	

Crop Progress — Washington: Week Ending 04/14/24	
Crop and activity	Percent completed	
	This
week	Last
week	Last
year	5 Year
average	
Spring wheat planted	
Spring wheat emerged	
Barley planted	
Barley emerged	
Potatoes planted	
Field corn planted	
Dry edible beans planted	
Dry edible peas planted	
Onions planted		42
9
28
1
41
4
10
13
47	21
(NA)
10
(NA)
11
2
(NA)
1
11	22
1
12
-
16
(NA)
(NA)
8
13	40
10
33
7
27
(NA)
(NA)
19
27	
-	 Represents zero.
	(NA)	Not available.	

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