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Georgia peach crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Georgia peach crop for the week ending Jun 23, when 99% was good or excellent, versus 79% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 97%). USDA's August forecast puts the 2024 crop at 37.0 thousand tons, up 650.5% from last year's final of 4.9.

Last rated week ending Jun 23, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

99%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jun 23.

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95%

Harvested

−2 points against the five-year pace of 97%.

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17.0

thousand tons, 2026 forecast

−52.4% against last year's final crop.

Analysis

Week ending Jul 5 — 12 weeks ago

Georgia peach forecast falls 52% from last year

Georgia's peach crop was rated 93% good to excellent for the week ending July 5, 2026, up 5 points from the prior week, though that reading is now more than two months old. Bloom arrived early, hitting 95% full bloom by April 12 versus an 88% five-year average, and harvest wrapped up close to on schedule at 98% by August 9, slightly ahead of the 95% average pace. USDA's August forecast puts 2026 production at 17,000 tons, down 52.4% from last year's 35,700-ton final. First forecasts in this crop have typically overshot the final tally by about 2%, so the initial number has tended to run a bit high.

This is the most recent reading USDA has published for this crop and state; it is not a current-week rating.

Written from USDA data and source reports

Forecast reliability

±9.6%

Average gap between the season's first USDA forecast and the final crop across the last 5 completed seasons.

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.

2026202520242023202220212020
Georgia peach crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Mar 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 95%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 76%)Week ending Apr 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 90%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 80%)Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 3%, Good 76%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 71%)Week ending Apr 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 74%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 62%)Week ending Apr 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 70%, Excellent 29% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 53%)Week ending May 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 63%, Excellent 36% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 67%)Week ending May 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 57%, Excellent 42% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 77%)Week ending May 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 49%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 86%)Week ending May 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 60%, Excellent 39% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 81%)Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 57%, Excellent 42% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 81%)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 48%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 85%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 50%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 84%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 56%, Excellent 43% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 79%)Harvest begins — week ending May 5Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Jun 23USDA forecastMar 31Apr 14Apr 28May 12May 26Jun 9Jun 23
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 99% good or excellent, week ending Jun 23. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Georgia peach full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Mar 31: 48% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 7: 70% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 88%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 14: 85% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 93%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 21: 96% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 95%)Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 96% as of Apr 21 (5-yr avg 95%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Georgia peach harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending May 5: 6% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending May 12: 15% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending May 19: 18% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending May 26: 28% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Jun 2: 30% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Jun 9: 36% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Jun 16: 45% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 40%)Harvested, week ending Jun 23: 49% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 45%)Harvested, week ending Jun 30: 54% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 60% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 72% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 84% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 76%)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 88% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 93% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 90%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 95% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 94%)May 5May 19Jun 2Jun 16Jun 30Jul 14Jul 28Aug 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Aug 11 (5-yr avg 97%).

Forecast record

How the forecast moved to final

Each season's first USDA forecast against the final estimate, with the revision between them.

Georgia peach crop: USDA first forecast vs final0204060thousand tons2015: no forecast · final 40.6 thousand tons20152016: no forecast · final 43.3 thousand tons20162017: no forecast · final 10.0 thousand tons20172018: Aug forecast 25.0 thousand tons · final 24.4 thousand tons (-2.4%)−2.4%20182019: Aug forecast 50.0 thousand tons · final 36.3 thousand tons (-27.4%)−27.4%20192020: Aug forecast 28.0 thousand tons · final 31.5 thousand tons (+12.5%)+12.5%20202021: Aug forecast 36.0 thousand tons · final 33.1 thousand tons (-8.1%)−8.1%20212022: Aug forecast 26.0 thousand tons · final 24.1 thousand tons (-7.3%)−7.3%20222023: Aug forecast 5.5 thousand tons · final 4.9 thousand tons (-10.4%)−10.4%20232024: Aug forecast 37.0 thousand tons · final 35.8 thousand tons (-3.2%)−3.2%20242025: Aug forecast 30.0 thousand tons · final 35.7 thousand tons (+19.0%)+19.0%20252026: Aug forecast 17.0 thousand tons · final pending2026
First forecastFinalFinal pending
Crop yearFirst forecast (thousand tons)FinalRevisionCrop valueShare of US
202617.0 Augustpending———
202530.0 August35.7+19.0%$52M5.0%
202437.0 August35.8−3.2%$67M5.2%
20235.5 August4.9−10.4%$11M0.8%
202226.0 August24.1−7.3%$34M3.7%
202136.0 August33.1−8.1%$33M4.7%
202028.0 August31.5+12.5%$38M4.8%
201950.0 August36.3−27.4%$35M5.3%
201825.0 August24.4−2.4%$22M3.7%
2017—10.0—$17M1.4%
2016—43.3—$42M5.5%
2015—40.6—$35M4.8%

Revision is how far the final estimate moved from the season's first forecast — the practical measure of how much weight to give an early number.

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

Georgia peach crop: fresh market vs processing0102030thousand tons2014: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 1.5 thousand tons — 0% fresh20142015: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 6.9 thousand tons — 0% fresh20152016: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 3.8 thousand tons — 0% fresh20162017: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.4 thousand tons — 0% fresh20172018: fresh 22.0, processing 0.0, not sold 2.4 thousand tons — 90% fresh20182019: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 4.9 thousand tons — 0% fresh20192020: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 3.4 thousand tons — 0% fresh20202021: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 6.1 thousand tons — 0% fresh20212022: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 2.7 thousand tons — 0% fresh20222023: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 0% fresh20232024: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 2.8 thousand tons — 0% fresh20242025: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 4.4 thousand tons — 0% fresh2025
Fresh marketProcessingNot sold

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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