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New Hampshire apple crop

USDA last rated the 2024 New Hampshire apple crop for the week ending Sep 22, when 100% was good or excellent, 18 points above the five-year average of 82%, versus 86% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 98% 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 22, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

18 points above the five-year average for this week, and 86% a year ago.

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98%

Harvested

+5 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, 2024

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, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 40%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 0%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 10%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 10%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 39%, Good 61%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 61% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 18%, Good 82%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 0%)Week ending Sep 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 90%)Week ending Sep 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 82%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 83%)Week ending Sep 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 77%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 90%)Week ending Sep 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 77%, Excellent 23% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 86%)−39 pts — week ending Aug 11−39 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 18USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 25Harvest beginsApr 14Jun 23Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1Sep 15
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Sep 22. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2024

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

New Hampshire apple green tip, 20240%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 21: 10% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 35%)Green tip, week ending Apr 28: 22% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 68%)Green tip, week ending May 5: 54% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 83%)Green tip, week ending May 12: 56% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 96%)Green tip, week ending May 19: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 26: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 26 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Pink, 2024

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

New Hampshire apple pink, 20240%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Apr 28: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 5: 22% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 47%)Pink, week ending May 12: 22% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 61%)Pink, week ending May 19: 49% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 83%)Pink, week ending May 26: 95% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 97%)Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 95% as of May 26 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

New Hampshire apple full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 19: 27% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 52%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 65% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 85%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 2: 90% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 9: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 96% as of Jun 9.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

New Hampshire apple petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 19: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 29%)Petal fall, week ending May 26: 35% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 65%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 54% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 80%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 9: 85% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 93%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 16.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

New Hampshire apple fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 26: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 29%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 36% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 54%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 50% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 81%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 93% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 96%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jun 30.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

New Hampshire apple harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 0% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 0% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 2% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 15% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 25% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 28% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 43% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending Sep 29: 70% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Oct 6: 89% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Oct 13: 95% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 86%)Harvested, week ending Oct 20: 98% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 97%)Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1Sep 15Sep 29Oct 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 98% as of Oct 20 (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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