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Maryland peach crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Maryland peach crop for the week ending Aug 13, when 91% was good or excellent, versus 45% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% 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 13, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

91%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 13.

–

95%

Harvested

As of Sep 3.

▼

2.7

thousand tons, 2018 forecast

−34.2% against last year's final crop.

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 75%, Good 23%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 28%, Good 68%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 18%, Good 80%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 9%, Good 91%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 9%, Good 91%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 58%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 97%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 52%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 93%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 52%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 61%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 58%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 7%, Good 90%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 64%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 58%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 9%, Good 89%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 9%, Good 87%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg —, last year 45%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 2Harvest begins−7 pts — week ending Jul 23−7 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 13USDA forecastMay 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2Jul 16Jul 30Aug 13
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 91% good or excellent, week ending Aug 13. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

Maryland peach full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 16: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 28%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 23: 67% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 32%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 30: 72% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 66%)Full bloom, week ending May 7: 75% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 75%)Full bloom, week ending May 14: 96% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 82%)Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30May 7May 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 96% as of May 14 (5-yr avg 85%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2023

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

Maryland peach petal fall, 20230%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 7: 6% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 14: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 21: 22% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 28: 61% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 4: 72% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 11: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)May 7May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 95% as of Jun 11.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2023

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

Maryland peach fruit set, 20230%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 4: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 11: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 18: 61% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 25: 84% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 2: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 9: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 2Jul 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 96% as of Jul 9.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Maryland peach harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 13% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 21% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 32%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 29% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 36% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 53%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 48% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 60%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 58% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Aug 20: 83% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 85%)Harvested, week ending Aug 27: 88% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Jul 2Jul 16Jul 30Aug 13Aug 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 3.

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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