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Maryland peach crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Maryland peach crop for the week ending Sep 4, when 64% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 97% 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 Sep 4, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

64%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 4.

–

97%

Harvested

As of Sep 4.

▼

2.7

thousand tons, 2018 forecast

−34.2% 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 peach crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 1%, Poor 0%, Fair 41%, Good 56%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 96%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 1%, Poor 0%, Fair 47%, Good 47%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 52% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 93%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 48%, Good 52%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 52% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 39%, Good 58%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 61% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 1%, Poor 3%, Fair 38%, Good 53%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 84%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 36%, Good 59%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 40%, Good 51%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 83%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 1%, Poor 5%, Fair 46%, Good 46%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 1%, Poor 0%, Fair 54%, Good 43%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 1%, Poor 3%, Fair 35%, Good 56%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 61% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 35%, Good 59%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 62% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 36%, Good 59%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 10Harvest begins−10 pts — week ending Aug 7−10 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecastJun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14Aug 28
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 64% good or excellent, week ending Sep 4. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Maryland peach full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 10: 19% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 17: 29% (5-yr avg —, last year 32%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 24: 32% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 51%)Full bloom, week ending May 1: 72% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 75%)Full bloom, week ending May 8: 75% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 78%)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 83% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 93%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 91% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 10Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Maryland peach petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 22: 56% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 63% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 68% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 95% as of Jun 26.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Maryland peach fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 77% (5-yr avg —, last year 66%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 3Jul 10
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 10.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Maryland peach harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 35% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 20%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 46% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 54% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 42%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 61% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 55%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 82% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 86% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 93% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 91%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 97% as of Sep 4.

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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