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Maine peach crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Maine peach crop for the week ending Sep 6, when 60% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 6, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

60%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 6.

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100%

Harvested

As of Oct 11.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 9 — 7 weeks ago

Maine peach condition slips, harvest lags last year

Maine's peach crop was rated 75% good to excellent for the week ending August 9, 2026, the most recent condition report USDA has published for the state. That was down 9 points from the previous week and below last year's 79% for the same week, though still well above the five-year average of 54%. Harvest reached 23% by August 30, compared with 49% a year earlier. The next USDA condition update will show whether the slower pace continues.

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

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2020

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
Maine peach crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 80%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 43%, Good 52%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 52% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 12%, Fair 48%, Good 40%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 82%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 47%, Good 45%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 50%, Good 40%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 57%, Good 41%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 41% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 52%, Good 48%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 11%, Good 61%, Excellent 28% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 18%, Good 62%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 58%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 33%, Good 57%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 57%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−12 pts — week ending Jul 5−12 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 9Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastJun 21Jul 5Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 60% good or excellent, week ending Sep 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2020

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

Maine peach green tip, 20200%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 75% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 16%)Green tip, week ending May 3: 80% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 40%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 89% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 52%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 31.

Field progress

Pink, 2020

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

Maine peach pink, 20200%50%100%Pink, week ending May 3: 10% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 25%)Pink, week ending May 10: 25% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 49%)Pink, week ending May 17: 77% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 58%)Pink, week ending May 24: 78% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 74%)Pink, week ending May 31: 84% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 84% as of May 31.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2020

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

Maine peach full bloom, 20200%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 17: 55% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 5%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 58% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 16%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 69% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 38%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 74% (5-yr avg —, last year 52%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 96% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2020

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

Maine peach petal fall, 20200%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 54% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 66% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 4%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 69% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 30%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 69% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 77% (5-yr avg —, last year 77%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 93% as of Jul 5.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2020

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

Maine peach fruit set, 20200%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 31: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 7: 29% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 7%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 50% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 26%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 69% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 64%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 71% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 82%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 96% as of Jul 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Maine peach harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 0% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 16% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 27% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 43% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 61% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 64% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 53%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 76% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 65%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 88% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 95% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Oct 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 11.

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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