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New Hampshire pear crop

USDA last rated the 2022 New Hampshire pear crop for the week ending Oct 16, when 60% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Oct 16, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

60%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 16.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Nov 6.

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, 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 pear crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 75%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 75%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 25%, Excellent 75% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 6%, Good 16%, Excellent 78% — good+excellent 94% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 88%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 95%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 75%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 75%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 95%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 75%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 85%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 75%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 100%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 75%)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 90%, Good 10%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 10% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 70%, Good 30%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 95%)Week ending Oct 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Week ending Oct 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Oct 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecast−100 pts — week ending Aug 28−100 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Sep 18Harvest beginsJun 12Jul 3Jul 24Aug 14Sep 4Sep 25Oct 16
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 60% good or excellent, week ending Oct 16. 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 pear green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 15%)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 30% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 36%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 50% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 66%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 60% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 85%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 91% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 98%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, 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 pear pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 1: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 41%)Pink, week ending May 8: 41% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 66%)Pink, week ending May 15: 80% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 86%)Pink, week ending May 22: 91% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 98%)Pink, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 12.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

New Hampshire pear full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 56% (5-yr avg —, last year 44%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 80% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 93%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 90% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 98% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Full bloom, 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

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 19 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

New Hampshire pear petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 15: 37% (5-yr avg —, last year 34%)Petal fall, week ending May 22: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 64%)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 75% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 92%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 95% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)May 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 3 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

New Hampshire pear fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 22: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 29: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 78%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 44% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 54% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 95% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 17: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Aug 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Sep 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14Aug 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Sep 4.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

New Hampshire pear harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 0% (5-yr avg 26%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 10% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 20% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 32%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 23% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 50% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Oct 16: 75% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 85%)Harvested, week ending Oct 23: 95% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Oct 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Nov 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Sep 11Sep 25Oct 9Oct 23Nov 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Nov 6.

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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