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Maryland apple crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Maryland apple crop for the week ending Sep 15, when 67% was good or excellent, versus 79% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 89%). USDA's August forecast puts the 2018 crop at 39.6 million lb, down 18.2% from last year's final of 48.4.

Last rated week ending Sep 15, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

67%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 15.

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95%

Harvested

+6 points against the five-year pace of 89%.

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39.6

million lb, 2018 forecast

−18.2% against last year's final crop.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2024

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.

20242023202220212020
Maryland apple crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 98%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Apr 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 96%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Apr 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 96%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 4%, Good 94%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 98%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 8%, Good 89%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending May 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 82%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 27%, Good 73%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 78%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 21%, Good 77%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 97%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 21%, Good 79%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 96%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 29%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 96%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 25%, Good 74%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 31%, Good 69%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 12%, Good 86%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 11%, Good 89%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 99%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 96%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 95%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 29%, Good 71%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 71% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 28%, Good 66%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 22%, Good 71%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 91%)Week ending Sep 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 22%, Good 65%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 85%)Week ending Sep 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 22%, Good 67%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg —, last year 79%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 21Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 18USDA forecast−27 pts — week ending Aug 18−27 ptsApr 14May 5May 26Jun 16Jul 7Jul 28Aug 18Sep 8
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 67% good or excellent, week ending Sep 15. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Maryland apple full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 14: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 21: 49% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 61%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 28: 83% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 77%)Full bloom, week ending May 5: 84% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 81%)Full bloom, week ending May 12: 88% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 90%)Full bloom, week ending May 19: 94% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 97%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 96% as of May 26.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Maryland apple petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 5: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 12: 14% (5-yr avg —, last year 11%)Petal fall, week ending May 19: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 21%)Petal fall, week ending May 26: 62% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 95% as of Jun 2.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Maryland apple fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 26: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 36% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 52% (5-yr avg —, last year 73%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 87% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 95% as of Jun 30.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Maryland apple harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 14% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 29% (5-yr avg —, last year 13%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 34% (5-yr avg —, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 38% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 43% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 50% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 47%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 59% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 68% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 67%)Harvested, week ending Sep 29: 83% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending Oct 6: 90% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Oct 13: 93% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Oct 20: 95% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 91%)Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1Sep 15Sep 29Oct 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Oct 20 (5-yr avg 89%).

Forecast record

How the forecast moved to final

Each season's first USDA forecast against the final estimate, with the revision between them.

Maryland apple crop: USDA first forecast vs final0204060million lb2010: no forecast · final 42.5 million lb20102011: no forecast · final 40.0 million lb20112012: no forecast · final 35.0 million lb20122013: no forecast · final 36.8 million lb20132014: no forecast · final 47.9 million lb20142015: no forecast · final 43.4 million lb20152016: no forecast · final 40.6 million lb20162017: no forecast · final 48.4 million lb20172018: Aug forecast 39.6 million lb · final pending2018
First forecastFinalFinal pending
Crop yearFirst forecast (million lb)FinalRevisionCrop valueShare of US
201839.6 Augustpending———
2017—48.4—$9M0.4%
2016—40.6—$11M0.4%
2015—43.4—$9M0.4%
2014—47.9—$12M0.4%
2013—36.8—$7M0.3%
2012—35.0—$14M0.4%
2011—40.0—$10M0.4%
2010—42.5—$8M0.5%

Revision is how far the final estimate moved from the season's first forecast — the practical measure of how much weight to give an early number.

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

Maryland apple crop: fresh market vs processing0204060million lb2010: fresh 14.0, processing 28.0, not sold 0.2 million lb — 33% fresh20102011: fresh 18.0, processing 21.0, not sold 0.7 million lb — 45% fresh20112012: fresh 16.7, processing 18.0, not sold 0.3 million lb — 48% fresh20122013: fresh 12.6, processing 23.8, not sold 0.2 million lb — 34% fresh20132014: fresh 16.2, processing 31.5, not sold 0.1 million lb — 34% fresh20142015: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 million lb — 0% fresh20152016: fresh 17.0, processing 23.5, not sold 0.1 million lb — 42% fresh20162017: fresh 16.4, processing 31.6, not sold 0.4 million lb — 34% fresh2017
Fresh marketProcessingNot sold

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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