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Maine pear crop

As of the week ending Sep 27, 75% of the 2026 Maine pear crop is rated good or excellent. Harvest is 70% complete (five-year average 50%).

Week ending Sep 27, 2026

Good to excellent

75%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 27.

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70%

Harvested

+20 points against the five-year pace of 50%.

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, 2026

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, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 53%, Excellent 34% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 47%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 83%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 41%, Excellent 46% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 16%, Good 44%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 84% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 89%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 96%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 50%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 49%, Excellent 27% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 86%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 23%, Good 50%, Excellent 27% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 86%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 78%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 51%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 40%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 28%)Week ending Sep 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 25%)Week ending Sep 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−9 pts — week ending Jul 12−9 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 9Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastJun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 75% good or excellent, week ending Sep 27. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

Maine pear green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 3: 5% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 4%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 22% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 28%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 65% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 33%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 70% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 65%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 14: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 12Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 85% as of Jun 14.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

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

Maine pear pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 17: 20% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 18%)Pink, week ending May 24: 21% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 41%)Pink, week ending May 31: 34% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 63%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Pink, week ending Jun 14: 44% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Maine pear full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 6% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 22% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 30%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 23% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 46%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 36% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 90% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

Maine pear petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 66%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

Maine pear fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 70% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 84%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 2.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Maine pear harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 14% (5-yr avg —, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 20% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 32% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 60% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 55%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 68% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 70% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 84%)Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 70% as of Sep 27 (5-yr avg 50%).

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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