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Georgia peach crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Georgia peach crop for the week ending Jul 5, when 93% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 98% complete (five-year average 95%). USDA's August forecast puts the 2026 crop at 17.0 thousand tons, down 52.4% from last year's final of 35.7.

Last rated week ending Jul 5, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

93%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 5.

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98%

Harvested

+3 points against the five-year pace of 95%.

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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, 2026

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, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 5: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 9%, Good 44%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 95%)Week ending Apr 12: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 9%, Good 36%, Excellent 53% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 90%)Week ending Apr 19: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 7%, Good 29%, Excellent 61% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 90%)Week ending Apr 26: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 10%, Good 33%, Excellent 54% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 81%)Week ending May 3: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 47% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 90%)Week ending May 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 8%, Good 47%, Excellent 43% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 90%)Week ending May 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 49% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 95%)Week ending May 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 8%, Good 36%, Excellent 55% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 96%)Week ending May 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 10%, Good 42%, Excellent 46% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 94%)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 11%, Good 33%, Excellent 55% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 95%)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 11%, Good 24%, Excellent 64% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 87%)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 10%, Good 33%, Excellent 56% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 10%, Good 25%, Excellent 63% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 5%, Good 34%, Excellent 59% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending May 3Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Jul 5USDA forecastApr 5Apr 19May 3May 17May 31Jun 14Jun 28
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 93% good or excellent, week ending Jul 5. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Georgia peach full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 5: 86% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 76%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 12: 95% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 83%)Apr 5Apr 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of Apr 12 (5-yr avg 88%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Georgia peach harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Apr 26: 0% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending May 3: 1% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 2%)Harvested, week ending May 10: 2% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending May 17: 7% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 7%)Harvested, week ending May 24: 11% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 12%)Harvested, week ending May 31: 14% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Jun 7: 21% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending Jun 14: 30% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Jun 21: 37% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Jun 28: 47% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Jul 5: 53% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 72% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 77% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 82% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 90% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 98% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 97%)Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 21Jul 5Jul 19Aug 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 98% as of Aug 9 (5-yr avg 95%).

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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