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Massachusetts peach crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Massachusetts peach crop for the week ending Aug 11, when 60% was good or excellent, 3 points below the five-year average of 63%, versus 6% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 82%). 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 11, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

60%of the crop

3 points below the five-year average for this week, and 6% a year ago.

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100%

Harvested

+18 points against the five-year pace of 82%.

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, 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.

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Massachusetts peach crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 10%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 10%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 30%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 70%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 10%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 30%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 72%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 5%, Poor 5%, Fair 10%, Good 30%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 5%, Poor 5%, Fair 10%, Good 30%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 41%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 5%, Good 35%, Excellent 55% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 5%, Poor 5%, Fair 10%, Good 30%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 20%, Good 35%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 20%, Good 30%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 5%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 10%, Poor 10%, Fair 20%, Good 40%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 6%)−20 pts — week ending Jun 16−20 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 14Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 11USDA forecastApr 14Jun 23Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 60% good or excellent, week ending Aug 11. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2024

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

Massachusetts peach green tip, 20240%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 14: 27% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 21: 45% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 13%)Green tip, week ending Apr 28: 67% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 32%)Green tip, week ending May 5: 91% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 54%)Green tip, week ending May 12: 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 81%)Green tip, week ending May 19: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 93%)Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 19 (5-yr avg 86%).

Field progress

Pink, 2024

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

Massachusetts peach pink, 20240%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 21: 13% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Apr 28: 17% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 5: 22% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 24%)Pink, week ending May 12: 50% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 48%)Pink, week ending May 19: 76% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 69%)Pink, week ending May 26: 98% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 89%)Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 98% as of May 26 (5-yr avg 82%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Massachusetts peach full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 12: 26% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 19: 50% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 34%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 81% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 66%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 2: 90% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 93%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 9: 95% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of Jun 9 (5-yr avg 84%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Massachusetts peach petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 19: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year 7%)Petal fall, week ending May 26: 42% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 31%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 48% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 65%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 9: 80% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 89%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 99%)May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 16 (5-yr avg 85%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Massachusetts peach fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 6%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 27% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 31%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 62% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 61%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 95% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 84%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 99% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 93%)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 99% as of Jun 23 (5-yr avg 86%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Massachusetts peach harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 25% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 50% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 75% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 93% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 41%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 49%)Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1Sep 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 22 (5-yr avg 82%).

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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