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New Hampshire peach crop

USDA last rated the 2023 New Hampshire peach crop for the week ending Sep 17, when 0% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 17, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

0%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 17.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Oct 15.

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, 2023

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 peach crop condition, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 100%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 100%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 100%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 50%, Poor 30%, Fair 20%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 77%, Poor 18%, Fair 5%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 95%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 90%, Fair 10%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 90%, Fair 10%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 95%, Fair 5%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 40%)Week ending Sep 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 55%, Good 45%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 17: Very poor 25%, Poor 25%, Fair 50%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−100 pts — week ending Jun 18−100 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 6Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 13USDA forecastJun 11Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 10
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 0% good or excellent, week ending Sep 17. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2023

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

New Hampshire peach green tip, 20230%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 16: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Green tip, week ending Apr 23: 10% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 41%)Green tip, week ending Apr 30: 55% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 71%)Green tip, week ending May 7: 75% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 78%)Green tip, week ending May 14: 98% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 97%)Green tip, week ending May 21: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Pink, 2023

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

New Hampshire peach pink, 20230%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 30: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 1%)Pink, week ending May 7: 45% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 17%)Pink, week ending May 14: 75% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 59%)Pink, week ending May 21: 99% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 95%)Pink, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

New Hampshire peach full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 14: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Full bloom, week ending May 21: 20% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 81%)Full bloom, week ending May 28: 95% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 4: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 11: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 11 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2023

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

New Hampshire peach petal fall, 20230%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Petal fall, week ending May 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)Petal fall, week ending May 28: 45% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 71%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 4: 85% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 96%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 11: 95% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 18: 98% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 98% as of Jun 18 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2023

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

New Hampshire peach fruit set, 20230%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 28: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 4: 50% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 75%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 11: 89% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 18: 96% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 25: 96% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 2: 96% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 9: 96% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 16: 99% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2Jul 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 99% as of Jul 16 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

New Hampshire peach harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 0% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 10% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 32% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 37% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 40% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 86%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 90% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 91%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17Oct 1Oct 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 15.

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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