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Delaware peach crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Delaware peach crop for the week ending Aug 8, when 79% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 96% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 8, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

79%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 8.

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96%

Harvested

As of Sep 5.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2021

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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Delaware peach crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 53%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 53%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 86%)Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 53%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 85%)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 4%, Good 54%, Excellent 42% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 83%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 4%, Good 54%, Excellent 42% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 87%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 4%, Good 61%, Excellent 32% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 78%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 2%, Poor 2%, Fair 4%, Good 62%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 92% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 73%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 4%, Poor 5%, Fair 9%, Good 24%, Excellent 58% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 73%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 3%, Poor 5%, Fair 12%, Good 57%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 2%, Poor 4%, Fair 14%, Good 56%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 16%, Good 55%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−10 pts — week ending Jul 18−10 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 25Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 8USDA forecastMay 16May 30Jun 13Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 79% good or excellent, week ending Aug 8. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2021

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

Delaware peach green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 18: 17% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 21% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 2: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 18Apr 25May 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 93% as of May 2.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

Delaware peach full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 18: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 25: 11% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 42%)Full bloom, week ending May 2: 65% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 67%)Full bloom, week ending May 9: 75% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 91%)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Apr 18Apr 25May 2May 9May 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 98% as of May 16.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

Delaware peach petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 23: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 81% (5-yr avg —, last year 81%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 95% as of Jun 13.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

Delaware peach fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 18% (5-yr avg —, last year 29%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 58%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 77%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 11: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 18.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Delaware peach harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 30% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 46% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 48%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 70% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 61%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 78% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 81% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 90% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Sep 5.

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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