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Delaware peach crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Delaware peach crop for the week ending Jul 28, when 68% was good or excellent, 1 point below the five-year average of 69%, versus 74% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete.

Last rated week ending Jul 28, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

68%of the crop

1 point below the five-year average for this week, and 74% a year ago.

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95%

Harvested

As of Sep 8.

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 peach crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 8%, Poor 15%, Fair 34%, Good 33%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 43% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Apr 21: Very poor 8%, Poor 16%, Fair 25%, Good 37%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 51% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Apr 28: Very poor 7%, Poor 15%, Fair 34%, Good 33%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 5: Very poor 7%, Poor 15%, Fair 35%, Good 33%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 43% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 12: Very poor 7%, Poor 15%, Fair 41%, Good 27%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 37% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 19: Very poor 7%, Poor 15%, Fair 41%, Good 30%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 37% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)Week ending May 26: Very poor 8%, Poor 16%, Fair 29%, Good 37%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 47% (5-yr avg —, last year 73%)Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 37%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 7%, Poor 14%, Fair 33%, Good 39%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 46% (5-yr avg —, last year 45%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 5%, Poor 8%, Fair 31%, Good 49%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 80%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 2%, Poor 18%, Fair 48%, Good 22%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 32% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 62%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 1%, Poor 8%, Fair 33%, Good 52%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 78%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 4%, Poor 11%, Fair 32%, Good 47%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 53% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 77%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 33%, Good 62%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 1%, Poor 3%, Fair 29%, Good 62%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 1%, Poor 3%, Fair 28%, Good 62%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 74%)−24 pts — week ending Jun 23−24 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 7Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Jul 28USDA forecastApr 14Apr 28May 12May 26Jun 9Jun 23Jul 7Jul 21
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 68% good or excellent, week ending Jul 28. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Delaware peach full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 21: 21% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 83%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 28: 57% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 95%)Full bloom, week ending May 5: 77% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 12: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of May 12.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Delaware peach petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 5: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 12: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Petal fall, week ending May 19: 63% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)Petal fall, week ending May 26: 87% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 97% as of Jun 2.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Delaware peach fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Apr 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 26: 13% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 41% (5-yr avg —, last year 22%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 59% (5-yr avg —, last year 31%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 66% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 81% (5-yr avg —, last year 58%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 7: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Apr 14May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 96% as of Jul 7.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Delaware peach harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 17% (5-yr avg —, last year 6%)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 37% (5-yr avg —, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 42% (5-yr avg —, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 64% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 71% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 75% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 52%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 79% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 84% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 91% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 8.

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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