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New Hampshire pear crop

USDA last rated the 2020 New Hampshire pear crop for the week ending Oct 11, when 90% was good or excellent, versus 90% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Oct 11, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

90%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 11.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Nov 8.

Analysis

Week ending Sep 27

New Hampshire pear harvest running well ahead of normal

For the week ending September 27, 2026, New Hampshire's pear crop was rated 50% good to excellent, unchanged from the prior week, with the rest rated fair. Harvest reached 70% complete, well ahead of the five-year average of 41% for this date and close to last year's 71% pace. Earlier in the season, full bloom reached 90% by June 21, trailing last year's 99% at that stage. With picking already past the five-year norm for late September, the crop is moving toward the end of its harvest window.

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 pear 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 77%, last year 85%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 40%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 43%, Excellent 47% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 50%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 50%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 59%, Excellent 31% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 65%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 88%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 73%, Excellent 17% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 84%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 17%, Good 83%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 85%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 26%, Good 74%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 85%)Week ending Sep 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 28%, Good 67%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 85%)Week ending Sep 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 28%, Good 67%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 85%)Week ending Sep 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 28%, Good 67%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 85%)Week ending Oct 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 77%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg —, last year 81%)Week ending Oct 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 30Harvest begins−9 pts — week ending Sep 6−9 ptsJun 21Jul 12Aug 2Aug 23Sep 13Oct 4
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 90% good or excellent, week ending Oct 11. 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 pear green tip, 20200%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 68% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 82% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 39%)Green tip, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 53%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 73%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)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 pear pink, 20200%50%100%Pink, week ending May 3: 75% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 8%)Pink, week ending May 10: 85% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 21%)Pink, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 79%)Pink, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of May 31 (5-yr avg 93%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2020

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

New Hampshire pear full bloom, 20200%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 17: 45% (5-yr avg 38%, last year 41%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 87% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 73%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 84%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 96%)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 pear petal fall, 20200%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 87% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 54%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 87%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 98%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 99%)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%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2020

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

New Hampshire pear fruit set, 20200%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 31: 16% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 7: 45% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 72%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 83% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 95%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)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 —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 2.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

New Hampshire pear harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 0% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 0% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 2% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 14% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 15%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 36% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 56% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 70% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 82% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending Oct 11: 86% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 91%)Harvested, week ending Oct 18: 99% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Oct 25: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Nov 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Nov 8: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4Oct 18Nov 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Nov 8.

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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