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Maine pear crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Maine pear crop for the week ending Sep 14, when 25% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 85% complete (five-year average 42%).

Last rated week ending Sep 14, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

25%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 14.

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85%

Harvested

+43 points against the five-year pace of 42%.

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, 2025

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, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 17%, Good 83%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 90%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 11%, Good 82%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 4%, Good 85%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 70%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 30%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 14%, Good 79%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 6%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 14%, Good 76%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 4%)Week ending Aug 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 17%, Good 65%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 17%)Week ending Aug 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 20%, Fair 30%, Good 40%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 10%)Week ending Aug 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 20%, Fair 30%, Good 40%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 12%)Week ending Aug 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 30%, Fair 30%, Good 30%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 10%)Week ending Sep 7: Very poor 3%, Poor 33%, Fair 36%, Good 24%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 28% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 14: Very poor 15%, Poor 30%, Fair 30%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Aug 3Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 17USDA forecast−28 pts — week ending Aug 17−28 ptsJun 22Jul 6Jul 20Aug 3Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 25% good or excellent, week ending Sep 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2025

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

Maine pear green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 27: 1% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 24%)Green tip, week ending May 4: 5% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 38%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 32% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 49%)Green tip, week ending May 18: 33% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 76%)Green tip, week ending May 25: 70% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 93%)Green tip, week ending Jun 1: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 27May 4May 11May 18May 25Jun 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 85% as of Jun 1.

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

Maine pear pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending May 11: 0% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 19%)Pink, week ending May 18: 21% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 50%)Pink, week ending May 25: 44% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 76%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 66% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Pink, week ending Jun 8: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 11May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 90% as of Jun 8.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

Maine pear full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 25: 10% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 23%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 1: 33% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 51%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 48% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 94%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 15: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 22: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 90% as of Jun 22.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2025

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

Maine pear petal fall, 20250%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 15: 40% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 92%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 22: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 70% as of Jun 22.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2025

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

Maine pear fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 29: 75% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 84%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 6: 85% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 94%)Jun 29Jul 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 85% as of Jul 6 (5-yr avg 95%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Maine pear harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 17% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Aug 31: 19% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Sep 7: 24% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Sep 14: 60% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Sep 21: 80% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Sep 28: 85% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 89%)Aug 3Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14Sep 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 85% as of Sep 28 (5-yr avg 42%).

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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