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Maine pear crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Maine pear crop for the week ending Oct 10, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 51% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Oct 10, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 10.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Nov 14.

Analysis

Week ending Sep 27

Maine pear harvest outpaces average but trails last year

For the week ending September 27, 2026, Maine's pear crop was rated 75% good to excellent, unchanged from the prior week, with the rest of the crop split between fair, good and excellent. Harvest reached 70% complete, running 20 points ahead of the five-year average of 50% but 14 points behind last year's pace of 84% at the same point. This was the sixteenth week of condition ratings for the season. The next USDA update will show whether the harvest gap to last year narrows as picking continues.

Written from USDA data and source reports

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2021

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 pear crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 50%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 50%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 72%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 50%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 72%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 50%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 59%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 50%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 50%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 45%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 30%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 52%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 27%, Good 38%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 81%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 75%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 78%)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 15%, Fair 70%, Good 10%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 15% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 69%)Week ending Sep 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 65%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 60%)Week ending Sep 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 60%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 51%)Week ending Sep 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 60%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 51%)Week ending Sep 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 65%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 49%)Week ending Oct 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 68%, Excellent 27% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 51%)Week ending Oct 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 51%)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 15USDA forecast−65 pts — week ending Aug 29−65 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Sep 12Harvest beginsJun 13Jul 4Jul 25Aug 15Sep 5Sep 26
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Oct 10. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2021

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

Maine pear green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 11: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 18: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 31%)Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 7% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 45%)Green tip, week ending May 2: 40% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 54%)Green tip, week ending May 9: 75% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 68%)Green tip, week ending May 16: 88% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 87%)Green tip, week ending May 23: 97% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 11Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Pink, 2021

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

Maine pear pink, 20210%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 25: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 2: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 9: 44% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 35%)Pink, week ending May 16: 71% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 50%)Pink, week ending May 23: 77% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 74%)Pink, week ending May 30: 82% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 83%)Pink, week ending Jun 6: 87% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 13.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

Maine pear full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 9: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 49% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 23: 62% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 31%)Full bloom, week ending May 30: 67% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 56%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 6: 74% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 63%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jul 4.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

Maine pear petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 16: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 23: 46% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 51% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 41%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 56% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 50%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 65%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 81%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 4.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

Maine pear fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 23: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 30: 13% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 18% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 11%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 99% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 39%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 99% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 67%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 74%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 81%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Fruit set, week ending Aug 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18Aug 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 1.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Maine pear harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 0% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 0% (5-yr avg 5%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 0% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 0% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 9% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 15% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 20%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 28% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Oct 3: 45% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Oct 10: 70% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Oct 17: 87% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Oct 24: 95% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Oct 31: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Nov 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Nov 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19Oct 3Oct 17Oct 31Nov 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Nov 14.

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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