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Georgia pecan crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Georgia pecan crop for the week ending Nov 12, when 68% was good or excellent, versus 82% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 70% complete (five-year average 65%).

Last rated week ending Nov 12, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

68%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Nov 12.

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70%

Harvested

+5 points against the five-year pace of 65%.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2023

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.

2023202220212020
Georgia pecan crop condition, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 25%, Good 62%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 82%)Week ending Aug 20: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 24%, Good 64%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 71% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 76%)Week ending Aug 27: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 32%, Good 57%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 80%)Week ending Sep 3: Very poor 2%, Poor 5%, Fair 33%, Good 52%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 80%)Week ending Sep 10: Very poor 2%, Poor 6%, Fair 29%, Good 56%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 80%)Week ending Sep 17: Very poor 2%, Poor 5%, Fair 29%, Good 52%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 82%)Week ending Sep 24: Very poor 1%, Poor 5%, Fair 26%, Good 54%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 80%)Week ending Oct 1: Very poor 2%, Poor 6%, Fair 30%, Good 53%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 81%)Week ending Oct 8: Very poor 1%, Poor 5%, Fair 30%, Good 51%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 79%)Week ending Oct 15: Very poor 1%, Poor 6%, Fair 30%, Good 48%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 78%)Week ending Oct 22: Very poor 1%, Poor 4%, Fair 27%, Good 55%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 74%)Week ending Oct 29: Very poor 1%, Poor 3%, Fair 32%, Good 48%, Excellent 16% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 75%)Week ending Nov 5: Very poor 1%, Poor 4%, Fair 28%, Good 53%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 76%)Week ending Nov 12: Very poor 1%, Poor 4%, Fair 27%, Good 54%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg —, last year 82%)−6 pts — week ending Aug 27−6 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Oct 8Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Oct 15USDA forecastAug 13Aug 27Sep 10Sep 24Oct 8Oct 22Nov 5
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 68% good or excellent, week ending Nov 12. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Georgia pecan harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 1% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 7% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Oct 22: 11% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Oct 29: 20% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Nov 5: 35% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Nov 12: 48% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Nov 19: 61% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Nov 26: 70% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 69%)Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19Nov 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 70% as of Nov 26 (5-yr avg 65%).

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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