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Massachusetts pear crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Massachusetts pear crop for the week ending Sep 14, when 40% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 43%).

Last rated week ending Sep 14, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

40%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 14.

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95%

Harvested

+52 points against the five-year pace of 43%.

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, 2025

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, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 8%, Poor 18%, Fair 29%, Good 27%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 95%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 50%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 10%, Poor 21%, Fair 30%, Good 20%, Excellent 19% — good+excellent 39% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 10%, Poor 20%, Fair 30%, Good 20%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 10%, Poor 20%, Fair 30%, Good 20%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 6%, Poor 15%, Fair 34%, Good 24%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 10%, Poor 20%, Fair 30%, Good 20%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 10: Very poor 10%, Poor 20%, Fair 30%, Good 20%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 17: Very poor 10%, Poor 20%, Fair 20%, Good 20%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 24: Very poor 10%, Poor 20%, Fair 20%, Good 20%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 95%)Week ending Aug 31: Very poor 10%, Poor 10%, Fair 20%, Good 20%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 95%)Week ending Sep 7: Very poor 20%, Poor 20%, Fair 20%, Good 20%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 14: Very poor 20%, Poor 20%, Fair 20%, Good 20%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−26 pts — week ending Jul 6−26 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 17USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 17Harvest beginsJun 22Jul 6Jul 20Aug 3Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 40% good or excellent, week ending Sep 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2025

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

Massachusetts pear green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 27: 29% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 56%)Green tip, week ending May 4: 79% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 94%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 94% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 18: 99% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 25: 99% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Apr 27May 4May 11May 18May 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 99% as of May 25 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

Massachusetts pear pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending May 11: 50% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 57%)Pink, week ending May 18: 79% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 75%)Pink, week ending May 25: 88% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 96%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 96% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 99%)Pink, week ending Jun 8: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 11May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 99% as of Jun 8.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

Massachusetts pear full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 25: 29% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 76%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 1: 79% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 84%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 94% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 94%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 15: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 22: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 22.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2025

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

Massachusetts pear petal fall, 20250%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 15: 80% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 97%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 22: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 22 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2025

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

Massachusetts pear fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 29: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 6: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Jun 29Jul 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 6 (5-yr avg 95%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Massachusetts pear harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 13: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Harvested, week ending Aug 31: 20% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Sep 7: 50% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Sep 14: 65% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Sep 21: 66% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 71%)Harvested, week ending Sep 28: 95% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 86%)Jul 13Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7Sep 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Sep 28 (5-yr avg 43%).

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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