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Connecticut pear crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Connecticut pear crop for the week ending Sep 14, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 80% complete (five-year average 39%).

Last rated week ending Sep 14, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 14.

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80%

Harvested

+41 points against the five-year pace of 39%.

Analysis

Week ending Sep 27

Connecticut pear harvest far ahead of normal pace

Connecticut's pear crop was rated 85% good to excellent for the week ending September 27, down 1 point from the prior week. Harvest reached 90% complete by that date, well ahead of the five-year average of 45% and last year's 75% for the same week. The crop has carried good-to-excellent ratings for 16 weeks this season, with the remaining fruit split between fair, good and excellent categories. With harvest nearly finished, the next USDA update will show whether the season closes out at this pace.

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.

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Connecticut pear crop condition, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 75%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 95%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 40%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 40%, Good 30%, Excellent 19% — good+excellent 49% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 96%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 40%, Good 35%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 45%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 50%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 10%, Poor 20%, Fair 20%, Good 27%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 10: Very poor 9%, Poor 20%, Fair 26%, Good 25%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 17: Very poor 5%, Poor 18%, Fair 20%, Good 27%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 20%, Fair 20%, Good 30%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 31: Very poor 5%, Poor 5%, Fair 20%, Good 30%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 95%)Week ending Sep 7: Very poor 10%, Poor 10%, Fair 20%, Good 30%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−26 pts — week ending Aug 3−26 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 10Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 17USDA forecastJun 22Jul 6Jul 20Aug 3Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Sep 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2025

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

Connecticut pear green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 27: 25% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 46%)Green tip, week ending May 4: 92% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 67%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 98% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 83%)Green tip, week ending May 18: 99% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 94%)Green tip, week ending May 25: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 98%)Apr 27May 4May 11May 18May 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 25 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

Connecticut pear pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending May 11: 25% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 48%)Pink, week ending May 18: 35% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 65%)Pink, week ending May 25: 39% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 74%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Pink, week ending Jun 8: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)May 11May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 96% as of Jun 8.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

Connecticut pear full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 11: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 25: 0% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 16%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 1: 70% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 32%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 78% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 68%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 15: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 22: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 11May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 22.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2025

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

Connecticut pear petal fall, 20250%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 15: 90% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 72%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 22: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 87%)Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 22 (5-yr avg 94%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2025

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

Connecticut pear fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 15: 20% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 45%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 22: 50% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 70%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 29: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 96%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 6: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29Jul 6Jul 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 13.

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Connecticut pear harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Aug 31: 22% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Sep 7: 40% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Sep 14: 45% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Sep 21: 48% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Sep 28: 80% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 73%)Aug 3Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14Sep 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 80% as of Sep 28 (5-yr avg 39%).

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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