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New Hampshire peach crop

USDA last rated the 2020 New Hampshire peach crop for the week ending Sep 6, when 82% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 6, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

82%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 6.

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100%

Harvested

As of Oct 11.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 9 — 7 weeks ago

New Hampshire peaches rated well above average

New Hampshire's peach crop was rated 75% good to excellent for the week ending August 9, 2026, the most recent reading USDA has published for the state. That was well above the five-year average of 44%, though down 9 points from the prior week, and above last year's 60% at the same point. Harvest then moved quickly: by August 30, 92% of the crop was in, versus 59% a year earlier. Because this rating is now several weeks old, buyers will want USDA's next report for a current read as harvest finishes.

This is the most recent reading USDA has published for this crop and state; it is not a current-week rating.

Written from USDA data and source reports

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2020

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 peach crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 82%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 81%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 83%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 83%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 49%, Excellent 41% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 81%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 55%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 84%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 11%, Good 61%, Excellent 28% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 82%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 18%, Good 62%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 81%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 19%, Good 70%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 85%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 78%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 18%, Good 71%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 26Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecast−7 pts — week ending Aug 16−7 ptsJun 21Jul 5Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 82% good or excellent, week ending Sep 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2020

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

New Hampshire peach green tip, 20200%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 92% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 51%)Green tip, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 67%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 88%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 31.

Field progress

Pink, 2020

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

New Hampshire peach pink, 20200%50%100%Pink, week ending May 3: 33% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 18%)Pink, week ending May 10: 79% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 27%)Pink, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 80%)Pink, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of May 31.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2020

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

New Hampshire peach full bloom, 20200%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 17: 43% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 45%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 85% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 75%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 91%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2020

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

New Hampshire peach petal fall, 20200%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 26% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 70% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 62%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 90% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 86%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 5.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2020

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

New Hampshire peach fruit set, 20200%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 31: 26% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 7: 60% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 73%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 83% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 92%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

New Hampshire peach harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 14% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 12%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 24% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 42% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 40%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 54% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 72% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 65%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 86% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 94% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 97% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 99% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Oct 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 11.

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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