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Maine pear crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Maine pear crop for the week ending Oct 16, when 75% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Oct 16, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

75%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 16.

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100%

Harvested

As of Nov 6.

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, 2022

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, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 25%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 25%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 30%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 25%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 25%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 25%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 25%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 73%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 85%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 75%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 85%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 15%)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 45%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 100%)Week ending Oct 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Week ending Oct 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Oct 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 28Harvest begins−100 pts — week ending Aug 28−100 ptsJun 12Jul 3Jul 24Aug 14Sep 4Sep 25Oct 16
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 75% good or excellent, week ending Oct 16. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

Maine pear green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 30% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 7%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 50% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 35%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 71% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 70%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 91% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 86%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 96%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 10Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

Maine pear pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 1: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 13%)Pink, week ending May 8: 41% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 40%)Pink, week ending May 15: 80% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 67%)Pink, week ending May 22: 91% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 76%)Pink, week ending May 29: 99% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 81%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Pink, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 12.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Maine pear full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 56% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 80% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 60%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 90% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 66%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 73%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 19 (5-yr avg 80%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Maine pear petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 15: 37% (5-yr avg —, last year 30%)Petal fall, week ending May 22: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 75% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 50%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 85% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 55%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 95% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)May 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 3 (5-yr avg 90%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Maine pear fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 22: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 29: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 12%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 44% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 17%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 69% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 87%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 89% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 99% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 17: 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Aug 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Sep 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14Aug 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Sep 4.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Maine pear harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 3% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 9% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 15% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 20% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 25% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 26%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 27% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 50% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Oct 16: 70% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 85%)Harvested, week ending Oct 23: 96% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Nov 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Aug 28Sep 11Sep 25Oct 9Oct 23Nov 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Nov 6.

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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