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Connecticut peach crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Connecticut peach crop for the week ending Aug 11, when 70% was good or excellent, 3 points below the five-year average of 73%, versus 10% 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 11, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

70%of the crop

3 points below the five-year average for this week, and 10% a year ago.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Sep 22.

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, 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.

2026202520242023202220212020
Connecticut peach crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 10%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 45%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 35%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 30%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 39%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 50%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 5%, Poor 5%, Fair 10%, Good 30%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 55%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 35%, Excellent 55% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 5%, Good 34%, Excellent 56% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 38%, Excellent 57% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 5%, Poor 5%, Fair 20%, Good 35%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 20%, Good 45%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 10%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 14Harvest begins−25 pts — week ending Aug 4−25 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 11USDA forecastApr 14Jun 23Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 70% good or excellent, week ending Aug 11. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2024

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

Connecticut peach green tip, 20240%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 14: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 21: 47% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 47%)Green tip, week ending Apr 28: 65% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 59%)Green tip, week ending May 5: 100% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 74%)Green tip, week ending May 12: 100% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 94%)Green tip, week ending May 19: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 19 (5-yr avg 87%).

Field progress

Pink, 2024

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

Connecticut peach pink, 20240%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 21: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Apr 28: 19% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 5: 45% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 37%)Pink, week ending May 12: 70% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 69%)Pink, week ending May 19: 80% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 93%)Pink, week ending May 26: 99% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 99%)Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 99% as of May 26 (5-yr avg 83%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Connecticut peach full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 12: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 19: 50% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 51%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 93% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 69%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 2: 95% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 89%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 9: 96% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 99%)May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 96% as of Jun 9 (5-yr avg 85%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Connecticut peach petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 19: 27% (5-yr avg —, last year 27%)Petal fall, week ending May 26: 65% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 39%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 75% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 58%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 9: 87% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 83%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 91% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 97%)May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 91% as of Jun 16 (5-yr avg 89%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Connecticut peach fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 26: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 29% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 31%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 29% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 61%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 75% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 84%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 90% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 93%)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 90% as of Jun 23 (5-yr avg 75%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Connecticut peach harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 20% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 40% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 68% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 13%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 72% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 83% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 90% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 40%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 95% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1Sep 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 22.

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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