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Connecticut peach crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Connecticut peach crop for the week ending Sep 17, when 95% was good or excellent. 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 Sep 17, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

95%of the crop

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

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100%

Harvested

As of Oct 15.

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, 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.

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Connecticut peach crop condition, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 11: Very poor 30%, Poor 25%, Fair 25%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 55%, Good 25%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 35% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 56%, Good 29%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 39% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 38%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 40%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 77%, Poor 18%, Fair 5%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 77%, Poor 18%, Fair 5%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 25%, Poor 25%, Fair 50%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 15%, Poor 20%, Fair 65%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 82%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 4%, Poor 10%, Fair 76%, Good 10%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 10% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 82%)Week ending Sep 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 45%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 45%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−55 pts — week ending Jul 16−55 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 13USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 13Harvest beginsJun 11Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 95% good or excellent, week ending Sep 17. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2023

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

Connecticut peach green tip, 20230%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 16: 27% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Green tip, week ending Apr 23: 55% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 24%)Green tip, week ending Apr 30: 60% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 38%)Green tip, week ending May 7: 80% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 70%)Green tip, week ending May 14: 99% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 90%)Green tip, week ending May 21: 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 91%).

Field progress

Pink, 2023

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

Connecticut peach pink, 20230%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 30: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Pink, week ending May 7: 40% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 23%)Pink, week ending May 14: 80% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 51%)Pink, week ending May 21: 98% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 84%)Pink, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 98%)Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 78%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

Connecticut peach full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 14: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Full bloom, week ending May 21: 55% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 73%)Full bloom, week ending May 28: 75% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 93%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 4: 95% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 11: 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 11 (5-yr avg 80%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2023

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

Connecticut peach petal fall, 20230%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 14: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 13%)Petal fall, week ending May 21: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 58%)Petal fall, week ending May 28: 42% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 78%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 4: 65% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 93%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 11: 90% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 18: 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 18 (5-yr avg 82%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2023

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

Connecticut peach fruit set, 20230%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 28: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 4: 40% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 49%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 11: 70% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 73%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 18: 89% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 89%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 25: 95% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 16: 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2Jul 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 16 (5-yr avg 92%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Connecticut peach harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 0% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 12%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 0% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 18% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 35% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 42% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 47% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 49% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17Oct 1Oct 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 15.

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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