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Connecticut peach crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Connecticut peach crop for the week ending Aug 28, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete. USDA last published a production estimate for the state in 2015, when the crop finished at 1.4 thousand tons.

Last rated week ending Aug 28, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 28.

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100%

Harvested

As of Oct 2.

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, 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.

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Connecticut peach crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 20%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 16%, Excellent 84% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 0%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 14%, Excellent 86% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 90%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 30%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 18%, Good 70%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 18%, Good 70%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 65%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 24Harvest begins−18 pts — week ending Aug 7−18 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecastJun 12Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Aug 28. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

Connecticut peach green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 15%)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 28% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 27%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 40% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 32%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 75% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 71%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 92% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 87%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 96%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 10Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

Connecticut peach pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 24: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 1: 23% (5-yr avg —, last year 6%)Pink, week ending May 8: 23% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 34%)Pink, week ending May 15: 56% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 63%)Pink, week ending May 22: 89% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 76%)Pink, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 79%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Connecticut peach full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 80% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 60%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 95% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 67%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 72%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 94%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 12 (5-yr avg 70%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Connecticut peach petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 15: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 30%)Petal fall, week ending May 22: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 80% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 49%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 95% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 54%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 90%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 26 (5-yr avg 78%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Connecticut peach fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 22: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 29: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 10%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 55% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 14%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 76% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 31%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 91% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 42%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 93% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 53%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 85%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 17: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3Jul 17
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 17 (5-yr avg 85%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Connecticut peach harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 12% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 20% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 25% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 35% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 75% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 90% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 95% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 97% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 2.

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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