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Massachusetts peach crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Massachusetts peach crop for the week ending Aug 9, when 80% was good or excellent, 16 points above the five-year average of 64%, versus 80% at this point last year. Harvest is 100% complete. USDA last published a production estimate for the state in 2015, when the crop finished at 1.5 thousand tons.

Last rated week ending Aug 9, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

80%of the crop

16 points above the five-year average for this week, and 80% a year ago.

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100%

Harvested

As of Sep 27.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 9 — 7 weeks ago

Massachusetts peach crop rated strong as harvest wraps

Massachusetts peaches were rated 80% good to excellent for the week ending August 9, the most recent condition reading USDA has published, down 15 points from the prior week but above the five-year average of 64% and matching last year's mark for the same week. Poor ratings held at 10%. By August 30, harvest reached 98% complete, ahead of last year's 94% pace at that point in the season. Bloom, fruit set and petal fall stages had all finished on schedule earlier in the summer.

This is the most recent reading USDA has published for this crop and state; it is not a current-week rating.

Written from USDA data and source reports

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2026

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.

2026202520242023202220212020
Massachusetts peach crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 45%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 50%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 90%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 45%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 45%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 89%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 50%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 55%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 70%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 30%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 80%)−15 pts — week ending Jun 28−15 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 12Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 9USDA forecastJun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 80% good or excellent, week ending Aug 9. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

Massachusetts peach green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 70% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 35%)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 79% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 61%)Green tip, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 91%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

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

Massachusetts peach pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 26: 24% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 3: 83% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 95% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 60%)Pink, week ending May 17: 99% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 91%)Pink, week ending May 24: 99% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 98%)Pink, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Massachusetts peach full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 10: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 17: 79% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 72%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 94% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 87%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 98% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 99% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 14.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

Massachusetts peach petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 80% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 72%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 90% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 92%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 98% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 97%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

Massachusetts peach fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 31: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 7: 75% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 68%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 94% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 91%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 5.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Massachusetts peach harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 5: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 3% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 24% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 40% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 50% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 5Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13Sep 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 27.

Production record

Final crop by year, through 2015

USDA published production estimates for Massachusetts peach through 2015 and has not surveyed the state since.

Massachusetts peach crop: final estimate by year00.511.52thousand tons2010: no forecast · final 1.8 thousand tons20102011: no forecast · final 1.8 thousand tons20112012: no forecast · final 1.6 thousand tons20122013: no forecast · final 1.4 thousand tons20132014: no forecast · final 1.2 thousand tons20142015: no forecast · final 1.5 thousand tons2015
Crop yearFinal (thousand tons)Crop valueShare of US
20151.5 thousand tons$3M0.2%
20141.2 thousand tons$3M0.1%
20131.4 thousand tons$4M0.2%
20121.6 thousand tons$5M0.2%
20111.8 thousand tons$5M0.2%
20101.8 thousand tons$5M0.2%

USDA published annual estimates for this state through 2015. It has since been dropped from the annual survey, so there is no newer production figure — the weekly condition ratings above are the current measure.

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

Massachusetts peach crop: fresh market vs processing00.511.5thousand tons2012: fresh 1.5, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 100% fresh20122013: fresh 1.3, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 98% fresh20132014: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 0% fresh20142015: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 0% fresh2015
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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