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Maryland peach crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Maryland peach crop for the week ending Aug 8, when 87% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 98% complete. USDA's August forecast puts the 2018 crop at 2.7 thousand tons, down 34.2% from last year's final of 4.1.

Last rated week ending Aug 8, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

87%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 8.

–

98%

Harvested

As of Sep 5.

▼

2.7

thousand tons, 2018 forecast

−34.2% against last year's final crop.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2021

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 peach crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 71%, Excellent 27% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 45%)Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 3%, Good 71%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 68%)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 3%, Good 79%, Excellent 17% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 62%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 7%, Good 76%, Excellent 17% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 59%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 73%, Excellent 17% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 62%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 46%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 16%, Good 55%, Excellent 29% — good+excellent 84% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 56%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 19%, Good 46%, Excellent 34% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 81%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 15%, Good 50%, Excellent 33% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 79%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 12%, Good 62%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 4Harvest begins−9 pts — week ending Jul 11−9 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 8USDA forecastJun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18Aug 1
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 87% good or excellent, week ending Aug 8. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

Maryland peach full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 11: 29% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 18: 33% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 25: 54% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 56%)Full bloom, week ending May 2: 78% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 68%)Full bloom, week ending May 9: 78% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 79%)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25May 2May 9May 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of May 16.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

Maryland peach petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 23: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 20.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

Maryland peach fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 56% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 62% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 67% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 86% (5-yr avg —, last year 79%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 11: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27Jul 4Jul 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 96% as of Jul 11.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Maryland peach harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 4: 6% (5-yr avg —, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Jul 11: 17% (5-yr avg —, last year 21%)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 20% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 28%)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 33% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 44% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 57% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 63% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 82% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 71%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 92% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Jul 4Jul 18Aug 1Aug 15Aug 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 98% as of Sep 5.

Forecast record

How the forecast moved to final

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

Maryland peach crop: USDA first forecast vs final0246thousand tons2010: no forecast · final 4.0 thousand tons20102011: no forecast · final 3.9 thousand tons20112012: no forecast · final 4.3 thousand tons20122013: no forecast · final 3.9 thousand tons20132014: no forecast · final 3.8 thousand tons20142015: no forecast · final 3.9 thousand tons20152016: no forecast · final 2.6 thousand tons20162017: no forecast · final 4.1 thousand tons20172018: Aug forecast 2.7 thousand tons · final pending2018
First forecastFinalFinal pending
Crop yearFirst forecast (thousand tons)FinalRevisionCrop valueShare of US
20182.7 Augustpending———
2017—4.1—$5M0.6%
2016—2.6—$3M0.3%
2015—3.9—$4M0.5%
2014—3.8—$3M0.4%
2013—3.9—$4M0.4%
2012—4.3—$5M0.4%
2011—3.9—$5M0.4%
2010—4.0—$5M0.3%

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 peach crop: fresh market vs processing00.20.40.60.8thousand tons2010: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 0% fresh20102011: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 0% fresh20112012: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 0% fresh20122013: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.2 thousand tons — 0% fresh20132014: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.7 thousand tons — 0% fresh20142015: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 0% fresh20152016: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 0% fresh20162017: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 0% 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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