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Massachusetts pear crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Massachusetts pear crop for the week ending Oct 16, when 58% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Oct 16, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

58%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 16.

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100%

Harvested

As of Nov 6.

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, 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 pear 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 76%, last year 25%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 12%, Excellent 88% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 15%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 15%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 85%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 79%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 95%, Good 5%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 5% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 95%, Good 5%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 5% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 60%, Good 40%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 60%, Good 40%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Week ending Oct 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Oct 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Oct 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 42%, Good 58%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg —, last year —)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecast−95 pts — week ending Aug 21−95 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 28Harvest beginsJun 12Jul 3Jul 24Aug 14Sep 4Sep 25Oct 16
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 58% good or excellent, week ending Oct 16. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

Massachusetts pear 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 11%)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 30% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 22%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 50% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 44%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 75% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 75%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 91% (5-yr avg 66%, 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 85%, 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 pear pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 1: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 18%)Pink, week ending May 8: 41% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 49%)Pink, week ending May 15: 80% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 69%)Pink, week ending May 22: 91% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 76%)Pink, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 81%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 93%)Pink, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 12.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Massachusetts pear full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 56% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 80% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 60%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 94% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 66%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 72%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 100%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 19 (5-yr avg 77%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Massachusetts pear petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 15: 37% (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: 80% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 51%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 94% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 55%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)May 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 3 (5-yr avg 80%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Massachusetts pear fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 22: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 29: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 10%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 44% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 14%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 85% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 87%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 17: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Aug 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Sep 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14Aug 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Sep 4.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Massachusetts pear harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 2% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 3% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 8% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 11% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 25% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 41% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 42%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 58% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Oct 16: 76% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 85%)Harvested, week ending Oct 23: 95% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Nov 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Aug 28Sep 11Sep 25Oct 9Oct 23Nov 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Nov 6.

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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