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Connecticut peach crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Connecticut peach crop for the week ending Aug 10, when 90% was good or excellent, 20 points above the five-year average of 70%, versus 70% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 82%). 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 10, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

90%of the crop

20 points above the five-year average for this week, and 70% a year ago.

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100%

Harvested

+18 points against the five-year pace of 82%.

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, 2025

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, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 25%, Good 60%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 75%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 70%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 5%, Good 65%, Excellent 29% — good+excellent 94% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 60%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 60%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 3%, Good 62%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 10%, Good 45%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 8%, Good 40%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 70%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 20Harvest begins−12 pts — week ending Aug 3−12 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 10USDA forecastJun 22Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 90% good or excellent, week ending Aug 10. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2025

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

Connecticut peach green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 13: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 20: 29% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 45%)Green tip, week ending Apr 27: 50% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 62%)Green tip, week ending May 4: 93% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 95%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 98% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 18: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27May 4May 11May 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 18 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

Connecticut peach pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending May 4: 39% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 41%)Pink, week ending May 11: 66% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 66%)Pink, week ending May 18: 76% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 79%)Pink, week ending May 25: 86% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 96%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 4May 11May 18May 25Jun 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 95% as of Jun 1.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

Connecticut peach full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 18: 45% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 45%)Full bloom, week ending May 25: 65% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 87%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 1: 90% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 95%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 96%)May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 8 (5-yr avg 93%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2025

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

Connecticut peach petal fall, 20250%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 25: 39% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 60%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 1: 76% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 74%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 8: 80% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 85%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 15: 96% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 90%)May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 96% as of Jun 15 (5-yr avg 94%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2025

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

Connecticut peach fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 1: 39% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 26%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 8: 73% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 29%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 15: 91% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 68%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 22: 95% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 88%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 29: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jun 29.

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Connecticut peach harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 13: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jul 20: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Jul 27: 30% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 39% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 49% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Aug 31: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Sep 7: 99% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Sep 14: 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 94%)Jul 13Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 14 (5-yr avg 82%).

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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