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Connecticut peach crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Connecticut peach crop for the week ending Sep 5, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 90% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 73%). USDA last published a production estimate for the state in 2015, when the crop finished at 1.4 thousand tons.

Last rated week ending Sep 5, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 5.

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100%

Harvested

+27 points against the five-year pace of 73%.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 9 — 7 weeks ago

Connecticut peaches rated 85% good to excellent

Connecticut's peach crop was rated 85% good to excellent for the week ending August 9, 2026, the most recent reading USDA has published for the state. The rating held steady from the prior week, ran 14 points above the five-year average of 71%, and sat 5 points below last year's mark of 90%. Fruit set reached 95% by June 21, ahead of the five-year average of 82% and close to last year's 94%. Harvest reached 97% by August 30, compared with 92% a year earlier, putting the season's picking essentially wrapped up.

This is the most recent reading USDA has published for this crop and state; it is not a current-week rating.

Written from USDA data and source reports

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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Connecticut peach crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 25%, Poor 50%, Fair 25%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 25%, Poor 50%, Fair 25%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 25%, Poor 50%, Fair 25%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 25%, Poor 50%, Fair 25%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 55%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 40%, Excellent 60% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 18%, Excellent 82% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 58%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 5%, Excellent 95% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Week ending Sep 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 25Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 15USDA forecastJun 13Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Sep 5. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2021

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

Connecticut peach green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 11: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 18: 17% (5-yr avg —, last year 51%)Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 29% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 73%)Green tip, week ending May 2: 32% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 88%)Green tip, week ending May 9: 78% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 94%)Green tip, week ending May 16: 88% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 97%)Green tip, week ending May 23: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 30: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 11Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Pink, 2021

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

Connecticut peach pink, 20210%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 25: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 2: 6% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 9: 39% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 29%)Pink, week ending May 16: 67% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 73%)Pink, week ending May 23: 77% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 86%)Pink, week ending May 30: 79% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 93%)Pink, week ending Jun 6: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 13.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

Connecticut peach full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 9: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 49% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 23: 62% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 79%)Full bloom, week ending May 30: 68% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 87%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 6: 73% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 90%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 13: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 97% as of Jun 13.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

Connecticut peach petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 16: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 23: 46% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 50% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 66%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 55% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 75%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 96% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 86%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 89%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 27.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

Connecticut peach fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 23: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 30: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 15% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 40%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 34% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 51%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 43% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 62%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 55% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 70%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 90% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 72%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Fruit set, week ending Aug 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18Aug 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 1.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Connecticut peach harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 17% (5-yr avg 5%, last year 21%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 25% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 32% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 62% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 70% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 92% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 95% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 86%)Jul 18Aug 1Aug 15Aug 29Sep 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 19 (5-yr avg 73%).

Production record

Final crop by year, through 2015

USDA published production estimates for Connecticut peach through 2015 and has not surveyed the state since.

Connecticut peach crop: final estimate by year00.511.52thousand tons2010: no forecast · final 1.2 thousand tons20102011: no forecast · final 1.2 thousand tons20112012: no forecast · final 1.4 thousand tons20122013: no forecast · final 1.4 thousand tons20132014: no forecast · final 1.8 thousand tons20142015: no forecast · final 1.4 thousand tons2015
Crop yearFinal (thousand tons)Crop valueShare of US
20151.4 thousand tons$3M0.2%
20141.8 thousand tons$4M0.2%
20131.4 thousand tons$4M0.1%
20121.4 thousand tons$3M0.1%
20111.2 thousand tons$2M0.1%
20101.2 thousand tons$3M0.1%

USDA published annual estimates for this state through 2015. It has since been dropped from the annual survey, so there is no newer production figure — the weekly condition ratings above are the current measure.

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

Connecticut peach crop: fresh market vs processing00.511.52thousand tons2010: fresh 1.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 100% fresh20102011: fresh 1.1, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 100% fresh20112012: fresh 1.3, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 100% fresh20122013: fresh 1.3, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 99% fresh20132014: fresh 1.8, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 99% fresh20142015: fresh 1.4, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 100% fresh2015
Fresh marketProcessingNot sold

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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