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New Hampshire apple crop

USDA last rated the 2022 New Hampshire apple crop for the week ending Sep 25, when 85% was good or excellent, 8 points above the five-year average of 77%, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 99% complete (five-year average 93%). USDA last published a production estimate for the state in 2015, when the crop finished at 20.2 million lb.

Last rated week ending Sep 25, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

85%of the crop

8 points above the five-year average for this week, and 100% a year ago.

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99%

Harvested

+6 points against the five-year pace of 93%.

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, 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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New Hampshire apple crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 54%, Good 23%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 46% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 27%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 75%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 95%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 97%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 18%, Good 82%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 97%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 27%, Good 65%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 33%, Good 59%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 75%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 31%, Good 65%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 48%, Good 52%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 52% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 48%, Good 51%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 52% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 60%)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 95%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 32%, Good 68%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 35%, Good 65%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 15%, Good 85%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 100%)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 21Harvest begins−32 pts — week ending Sep 11−32 ptsJun 12Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 85% good or excellent, week ending Sep 25. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

New Hampshire apple green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 6% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 54% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 51%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 69% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 77%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 87% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 84%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 98%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg —, 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.

New Hampshire apple pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 1: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Pink, week ending May 8: 6% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 53%)Pink, week ending May 15: 85% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 81%)Pink, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 98%)Pink, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

New Hampshire apple full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 42%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 93% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 63%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 98% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 74%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 12 (5-yr avg 95%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

New Hampshire apple petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 15: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Petal fall, week ending May 22: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 38%)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 71% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 48%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 81% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 93%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 19 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

New Hampshire apple fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 22: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 29: 36% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 69% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 86%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 75% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 99% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 99% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 98%)May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 99% as of Jun 26 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

New Hampshire apple harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 0% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 10% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 12% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 22% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 28% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 45% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 65% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 75% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 53%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 77% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 68%)Harvested, week ending Oct 16: 86% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Oct 23: 99% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 92%)Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of Oct 23 (5-yr avg 93%).

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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