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New Hampshire apple crop

As of the week ending Sep 27, 81% of the 2026 New Hampshire apple crop is rated good or excellent. Harvest is 58% complete (five-year average 53%). USDA last published a production estimate for the state in 2015, when the crop finished at 20.2 million lb.

Week ending Sep 27, 2026

Good to excellent

81%of the crop

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

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58%

Harvested

+5 points against the five-year pace of 53%.

Analysis

Week ending Sep 27

New Hampshire apple condition drops 18 points

New Hampshire's apple crop rated 81% good to excellent in the week ending September 27, down 18 points from the prior week, with 19% of the crop rated fair and none in the poor or very poor categories. Harvest reached 58% complete, running ahead of both the five-year average of 53% and last year's 49% pace at the same point in the season. Earlier in the year, fruit set reached 99%, ahead of last year's 93%. The next condition report will show whether the drop in top ratings continues as harvest moves toward completion.

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.

2026202520242023202220212020
New Hampshire apple crop condition, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 59%, Excellent 39% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 59%, Excellent 39% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 99%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 77%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 98%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 95%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 94%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 99%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 91%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 95%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 65%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 61%)Week ending Sep 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 90%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 53%)Week ending Sep 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 81%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 49%)Week ending Sep 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 43%, Excellent 38% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg —, last year —)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 16Harvest begins−18 pts — week ending Sep 27−18 ptsJun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 81% 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.

New Hampshire apple green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 15% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 1%)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 88% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 13%)Green tip, week ending May 3: 89% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 88%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 95% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 24: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)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.

New Hampshire apple pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 26: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 3: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 45% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 72%)Pink, week ending May 17: 70% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 87%)Pink, week ending May 24: 98% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 98%)Pink, week ending May 31: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

New Hampshire apple full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 24: 50% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 90%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 81% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 95%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 95% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

New Hampshire apple petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 22% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 54% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 75%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 88% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 87%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 97% as of Jun 14.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

New Hampshire apple fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 31: 6% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 7: 84% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 71%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 96% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 87%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 99% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

New Hampshire apple harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jun 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 5% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 38% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 6%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 38% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 39% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 16%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 40% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 21%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 46% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 58% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 49%)Jun 14Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13Sep 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 58% as of Sep 27 (5-yr avg 53%).

Production record

Final crop by year, through 2015

USDA published production estimates for New Hampshire apple through 2015 and has not surveyed the state since.

New Hampshire apple crop: final estimate by year0102030million lb2010: no forecast · final 21.0 million lb20102011: no forecast · final 18.0 million lb20112012: no forecast · final 15.5 million lb20122013: no forecast · final 25.5 million lb20132014: no forecast · final 16.9 million lb20142015: no forecast · final 20.2 million lb2015
Crop yearFinal (million lb)Crop valueShare of US
201520.2 million lb$13M0.2%
201416.9 million lb$10M0.1%
201325.5 million lb$11M0.2%
201215.5 million lb$8M0.2%
201118.0 million lb$9M0.2%
201021.0 million lb$9M0.2%

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.

New Hampshire apple crop: fresh market vs processing05101520million lb2010: fresh 14.5, processing 5.0, not sold 0.0 million lb — 74% fresh20102011: fresh 13.0, processing 4.0, not sold 0.0 million lb — 76% fresh20112012: fresh 10.5, processing 3.0, not sold 0.0 million lb — 78% fresh20122013: fresh 0.0, processing 11.0, not sold 0.2 million lb — 0% fresh20132014: fresh 0.0, processing 2.0, not sold 0.3 million lb — 0% fresh20142015: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.2 million lb — 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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