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Maryland peach crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Maryland peach crop for the week ending Jul 28, when 77% was good or excellent, 3 points below the five-year average of 80%, versus 90% 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 Jul 28, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

77%of the crop

3 points below the five-year average for this week, and 90% a year ago.

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95%

Harvested

As of Sep 15.

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2.7

thousand tons, 2018 forecast

−34.2% 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 peach crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 71%, Good 28%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 29% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Apr 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 63%, Good 36%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 37% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Apr 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 75%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 81%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 96%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 82%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 25%)Week ending May 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 28%, Good 69%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 24%, Fair 26%, Good 48%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 82%)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 17%, Fair 20%, Good 59%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 14%, Fair 19%, Good 65%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 91%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 52%, Good 46%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 99%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 17%, Good 83%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 86%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 14%, Good 86%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 21%, Good 78%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 93%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 23%, Good 77%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 90%)−22 pts — week ending Jun 2−22 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 7Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Jul 28USDA forecastApr 14Apr 28May 12May 26Jun 9Jun 23Jul 7Jul 21
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 77% good or excellent, week ending Jul 28. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Maryland peach full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 14: 32% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Apr 21: 60% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 59%)Full bloom, week ending Apr 28: 91% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 71%)Full bloom, week ending May 5: 92% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 74%)Full bloom, week ending May 12: 95% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 90%)Full bloom, week ending May 19: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 97% as of May 19.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Maryland peach petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 5: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 12: 23% (5-yr avg —, last year 10%)Petal fall, week ending May 19: 43% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Petal fall, week ending May 26: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 50%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 96% as of Jun 2.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Maryland peach fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 26: 29% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 44% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 66% (5-yr avg —, last year 36%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 68% (5-yr avg —, last year 55%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 77%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 99% as of Jun 30.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Maryland peach harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 11%)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 25% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 49% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 69% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 73% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 45%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 78% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 55%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 83% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 76%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 86% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 88% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 91% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1Sep 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 15.

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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