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Connecticut peach crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Connecticut peach crop for the week ending Aug 9, when 85% was good or excellent, 14 points above the five-year average of 71%, versus 90% at this point last year. Harvest is 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 9, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

85%of the crop

14 points above the five-year average for this week, and 90% a year ago.

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100%

Harvested

As of Sep 27.

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, 2026

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, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 45%, Good 20%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 40%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 70%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 45%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 85%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 94%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 50%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 50%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 55%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 97%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 63%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 85%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 10%, Good 35%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 90%)−10 pts — week ending Jul 5−10 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 12Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 9USDA forecastJun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 85% good or excellent, week ending Aug 9. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

Connecticut peach green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 75% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 25%)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 82% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 47%)Green tip, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 87%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 97%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

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

Connecticut peach pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 26: 39% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 3: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 91% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 62%)Pink, week ending May 17: 96% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 75%)Pink, week ending May 24: 99% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 85%)Pink, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Connecticut peach full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 10: 39% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 17: 76% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 91% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 62%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 96% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 86%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 14.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

Connecticut peach petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 39% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 80% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 71%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 85% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 79%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 95% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

Connecticut peach fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 31: 39% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 7: 75% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 68%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 85% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 88%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 95% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 94%)May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 95% as of Jun 21 (5-yr avg 82%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Connecticut peach harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 28: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 5: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 4% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 21%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 25% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 42% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 60% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 48%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 27.

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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