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Massachusetts pear crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Massachusetts pear crop for the week ending Oct 10, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 60% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Oct 10, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 10.

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100%

Harvested

As of Nov 14.

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, 2021

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 pear crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 50%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 50%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 50%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 50%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 40%, Excellent 60% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 30%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 56%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 22%, Excellent 78% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 30%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 60%)Week ending Sep 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 60%)Week ending Sep 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 60%)Week ending Sep 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 60%)Week ending Sep 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 30%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 60%)Week ending Oct 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Week ending Oct 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 30%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 15USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Sep 12Harvest beginsJun 13Jul 4Jul 25Aug 15Sep 5Sep 26
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Oct 10. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2021

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

Massachusetts pear green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 11: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 18: 13% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 24% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 26%)Green tip, week ending May 2: 47% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 73%)Green tip, week ending May 9: 80% (5-yr avg 46%, last year 97%)Green tip, week ending May 16: 88% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 23: 97% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 11Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Pink, 2021

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

Massachusetts pear pink, 20210%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 25: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 2: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 9: 54% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 77%)Pink, week ending May 16: 71% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 84%)Pink, week ending May 23: 77% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 87%)Pink, week ending May 30: 82% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 88%)Pink, week ending Jun 6: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Pink, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 13.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

Massachusetts pear full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 9: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 49% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 23: 62% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 47%)Full bloom, week ending May 30: 67% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 67%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 6: 73% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 73%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jul 4.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

Massachusetts pear petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 16: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 23: 46% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 52% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 65%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 55% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 73%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 74%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 82%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 84%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)May 9May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 4.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

Massachusetts pear fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 23: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 30: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 15% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 14%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 99% (5-yr avg 36%, last year 41%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 67%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 100% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 72%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 73%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 86%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Fruit set, week ending Aug 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18Aug 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 1.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Massachusetts pear harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 0% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 0% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 0% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 0% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 9% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 15% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 20%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 25% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Oct 3: 45% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Oct 10: 70% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Oct 17: 87% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Oct 24: 95% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Oct 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Nov 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Nov 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5Sep 19Oct 3Oct 17Oct 31Nov 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Nov 14.

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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