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Delaware apple crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Delaware apple crop for the week ending Sep 15, when 66% was good or excellent, versus 56% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 77%).

Last rated week ending Sep 15, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

66%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 15.

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96%

Harvested

+19 points against the five-year pace of 77%.

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.

20242023202220212020
Delaware apple crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 1%, Poor 4%, Fair 32%, Good 56%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Apr 21: Very poor 1%, Poor 6%, Fair 34%, Good 47%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Apr 28: Very poor 1%, Poor 4%, Fair 33%, Good 55%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 33%, Good 55%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 12: Very poor 1%, Poor 5%, Fair 34%, Good 54%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 19: Very poor 1%, Poor 4%, Fair 32%, Good 56%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Week ending May 26: Very poor 2%, Poor 6%, Fair 35%, Good 45%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 69%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 1%, Poor 5%, Fair 32%, Good 55%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg —, last year 77%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 1%, Poor 4%, Fair 30%, Good 58%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 77%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 1%, Poor 4%, Fair 69%, Good 20%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 26% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 85%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 57%, Good 33%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 38% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 91%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 2%, Poor 5%, Fair 56%, Good 31%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 37% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 82%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 78%, Good 19%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 21% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 84%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 56%, Good 32%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 38% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 84%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 79%, Good 19%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 69%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 4%, Poor 7%, Fair 33%, Good 45%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 71%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 57%, Good 32%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 38% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 74%)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 5%, Poor 7%, Fair 40%, Good 37%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 66%)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 2%, Poor 5%, Fair 55%, Good 31%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 38% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 68%)Week ending Sep 1: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 56%, Good 31%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 38% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 64%)Week ending Sep 8: Very poor 2%, Poor 5%, Fair 58%, Good 29%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Week ending Sep 15: Very poor 1%, Poor 5%, Fair 28%, Good 61%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg —, last year 56%)−39 pts — week ending Jun 23−39 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 21Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 18USDA forecastApr 14May 5May 26Jun 16Jul 7Jul 28Aug 18Sep 8
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 66% good or excellent, week ending Sep 15. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Delaware apple full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 14: 32% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 21: 40% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 50%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 28: 59% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 63%)Full bloom, week ending May 5: 68% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 73%)Full bloom, week ending May 12: 74% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 84%)Full bloom, week ending May 19: 82% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 95%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 86% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 2: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 98% as of Jun 2.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Delaware apple petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 5: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 12: 21% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Petal fall, week ending May 19: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 39%)Petal fall, week ending May 26: 68% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 74% (5-yr avg —, last year 79%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 9: 83% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 95% as of Jun 16.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Delaware apple fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 26: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 28% (5-yr avg —, last year 20%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 49% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 52% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 86% (5-yr avg —, last year 53%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 7: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 14: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7Jul 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 96% as of Jul 14.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Delaware apple harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 22% (5-yr avg —, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 31% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 36% (5-yr avg —, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 21%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 48% (5-yr avg —, last year 36%)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 60% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 66% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 74% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending Sep 29: 92% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Oct 6: 96% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 86%)Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1Sep 15Sep 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Oct 6 (5-yr avg 77%).

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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