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Massachusetts peach crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Massachusetts peach crop for the week ending Aug 28, when 65% was good or excellent, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 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 28, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

65%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 28.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Oct 2.

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, 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.

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Massachusetts peach crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 25%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 25%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 25%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 90%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 25%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 20%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 20%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 50%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 28%, Good 60%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 20%, Poor 25%, Fair 25%, Good 30%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 65%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 24Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecast−42 pts — week ending Aug 21−42 ptsJun 12Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 65% good or excellent, week ending Aug 28. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

Massachusetts peach green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 8%)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 28% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 21%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 40% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 38%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 70% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 74%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 92% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 87%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 96%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 10Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

Massachusetts peach pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 1: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Pink, week ending May 8: 25% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 34%)Pink, week ending May 15: 56% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 63%)Pink, week ending May 22: 89% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 76%)Pink, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 81%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Massachusetts peach full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 80% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 60%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 94% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 66%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 70%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 96%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 12 (5-yr avg 70%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Massachusetts peach petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 15: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 30%)Petal fall, week ending May 22: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 86% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 49%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 96% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 54%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 91%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 100%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 26 (5-yr avg 76%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Massachusetts peach fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 22: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 29: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 10%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 55% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 12%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 76% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 84%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 17: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3Jul 17
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 17 (5-yr avg 93%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Massachusetts peach harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 13%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 10% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 20% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 23% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 30% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 60% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 80% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 88%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 90% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 91% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 2.

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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