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Connecticut pear crop

As of the week ending Sep 27, 85% of the 2026 Connecticut pear crop is rated good or excellent. Harvest is 90% complete (five-year average 45%).

Week ending Sep 27, 2026

Good to excellent

85%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 27.

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90%

Harvested

+45 points against the five-year pace of 45%.

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, 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 pear crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 25%, Good 35%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 0%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 40%, Good 25%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 35% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 43%, Good 40%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 49%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 45%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 55%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 45%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 50%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 76%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 28%, Good 52%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 10%, Good 45%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 45%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 7%, Good 50%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 57%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 55%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 15%, Good 35%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 70%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 18%, Good 39%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Week ending Sep 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 45%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 14%, Good 45%, Excellent 41% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 45%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−35 pts — week ending Jun 28−35 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 9Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastJun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 85% good or excellent, week ending Sep 27. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

Connecticut pear green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 28% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 82%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 97%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)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 12Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 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 pear pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 26: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 34%)Pink, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 38%)Pink, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 78%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Pink, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Connecticut pear full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 10: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 17: 84% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 99% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 60%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 77%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 21Jun 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 28.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

Connecticut pear petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

Connecticut pear fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 90% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 46%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 2.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Connecticut pear harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 11% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 21%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 25% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 32% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 80% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 48%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 90% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 75%)Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 90% as of Sep 27 (5-yr avg 45%).

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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