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Delaware apple crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Delaware apple crop for the week ending Oct 23, when 67% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Oct 23, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

67%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 23.

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95%

Harvested

As of Nov 6.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2022

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, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 96%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 3%, Good 80%, Excellent 17% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 98%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 98%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 89%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 1%, Poor 3%, Fair 17%, Good 49%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 88%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 23%, Good 57%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 89%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 22%, Good 57%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 89%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 22%, Good 57%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 83%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 25%, Good 57%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 83%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 25%, Good 55%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 83%)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 26%, Good 55%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 83%)Week ending Sep 11: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 27%, Good 54%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg —, last year 82%)Week ending Sep 18: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 29%, Good 60%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Week ending Sep 25: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 27%, Good 53%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)Week ending Oct 2: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 27%, Good 53%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Oct 9: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 27%, Good 53%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Oct 16: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 27%, Good 53%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Oct 23: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 27%, Good 53%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−21 pts — week ending Jul 24−21 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Sep 4Harvest beginsJun 19Jul 10Jul 31Aug 21Sep 11Oct 2Oct 23
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 67% good or excellent, week ending Oct 23. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Delaware apple full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 24: 8% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 13%)Full bloom, week ending May 1: 13% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 42%)Full bloom, week ending May 8: 53% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 59%)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 65% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 77%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 72% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 84%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 96% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 94%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 10Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 98% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Delaware apple petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 22: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 26% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 27% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 3: 33% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 10: 43% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 17: 47% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 24: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 31: 66% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Aug 7: 72% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Aug 14: 79% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Aug 21: 87% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Aug 28: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14Aug 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 95% as of Aug 28.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Delaware apple fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 45%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 57%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 16% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 28% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 17: 31% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 24: 34% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 31: 37% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 7: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 14: 44% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 21: 48% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 28: 52% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Sep 4: 57% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Sep 11: 62% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Sep 18: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Sep 25: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 12Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 95% as of Sep 25.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Delaware apple harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 6% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 9% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 61%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 11% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 18% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 21% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 40% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Oct 16: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Oct 23: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 30: 83% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Nov 6: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16Oct 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Nov 6.

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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