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Massachusetts pear crop

As of the week ending Sep 27, 80% of the 2026 Massachusetts pear crop is rated good or excellent. Harvest is 95% complete (five-year average 51%).

Week ending Sep 27, 2026

Good to excellent

80%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 27.

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95%

Harvested

+44 points against the five-year pace of 51%.

Analysis

Week ending Sep 27

Massachusetts pear harvest far ahead of normal pace

In the week ending September 27, 2026, Massachusetts pears were rated 80% good to excellent, unchanged from the prior week, with 40% in each of the good and excellent categories. Harvest reached 95% complete, well ahead of the five-year average of 51% for this date and above last year's 91% at the same point in the season. Bloom timing matched last year, with full bloom at 100% both seasons. With harvest nearly wrapped up, the next USDA condition report should show whether the crop finishes at this level.

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.

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Massachusetts pear crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 45%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 45%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 65%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 39%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 40%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 50%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 40%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 45%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 45%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 10%, Good 50%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 40%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 40%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 60%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Week ending Sep 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Week ending Sep 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−10 pts — week ending Jul 5−10 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 16Harvest beginsJun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 80% good or excellent, week ending Sep 27. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

Massachusetts pear green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 29% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 72%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 92%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 98%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 99%)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 12Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 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 pear pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 26: 23% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 75%)Pink, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 87%)Pink, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 95%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Pink, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Massachusetts pear full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 10: 29% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 17: 79% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 99% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 72%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 92%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

Massachusetts pear petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 29% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 97%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

Massachusetts pear fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 23% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 2.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Massachusetts pear harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 20% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 50% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 70% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 90% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 95% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 91%)Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 27 (5-yr avg 51%).

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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