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Maryland apple crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Maryland apple crop for the week ending Sep 25, when 72% was good or excellent, versus 98% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 88%). 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 25, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

72%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 25.

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95%

Harvested

+7 points against the five-year pace of 88%.

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39.6

million lb, 2018 forecast

−18.2% against last year's final crop.

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.

20242023202220212020
Maryland apple crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 1%, Poor 0%, Fair 28%, Good 71%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 71% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 98%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 17%, Good 77%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 33%, Good 62%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 34%, Good 60%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 23%, Good 65%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 98%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 33%, Good 58%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 96%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 44%, Good 56%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 97%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 32%, Good 68%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 31%, Good 61%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 98%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 24%, Good 62%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 96%)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 22%, Good 68%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 11: Very poor 4%, Poor 14%, Fair 23%, Good 51%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 96%)Week ending Sep 18: Very poor 4%, Poor 14%, Fair 25%, Good 53%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Week ending Sep 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 25%, Good 59%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 17Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecast−16 pts — week ending Sep 11−16 ptsJun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14Aug 28Sep 11Sep 25
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 72% good or excellent, week ending Sep 25. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Maryland apple full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 17: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 11%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 24: 51% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 40%)Full bloom, week ending May 1: 69% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 60%)Full bloom, week ending May 8: 73% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 72%)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 77% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 80%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 85% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 10Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 94% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Maryland apple petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 22: 54% (5-yr avg —, last year 56%)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 97% as of Jun 26.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Maryland apple fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 65%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 66% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 79% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 86% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 17: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 3Jul 10Jul 17
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 17.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Maryland apple harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 6% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 11% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 14% (5-yr avg —, last year 12%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 20% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 16%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 32% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 39% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 36%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 48% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 61% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 74% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 85% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Oct 16: 94% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Oct 23: 95% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 82%)Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Oct 23 (5-yr avg 88%).

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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