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New Hampshire pear crop

USDA last rated the 2023 New Hampshire pear crop for the week ending Oct 8, when 0% was good or excellent, versus 55% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 97% complete.

Last rated week ending Oct 8, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

0%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 8.

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97%

Harvested

As of Oct 29.

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, 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.

2026202520242023202220212020
New Hampshire pear crop condition, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 94%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 0%)Week ending Sep 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 10%)Week ending Sep 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 55%, Good 45%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 30%)Week ending Sep 17: Very poor 55%, Poor 45%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 50%)Week ending Sep 24: Very poor 85%, Poor 15%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 55%)Week ending Oct 1: Very poor 85%, Poor 15%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 55%)Week ending Oct 8: Very poor 95%, Poor 5%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 55%)−50 pts — week ending Jul 16−50 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 13USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Sep 3Harvest beginsJun 11Jul 2Jul 23Aug 13Sep 3Sep 24
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 0% good or excellent, week ending Oct 8. 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 pear 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 35%, last year 26%)Green tip, week ending Apr 30: 30% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 47%)Green tip, week ending May 7: 55% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 59%)Green tip, week ending May 14: 90% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 87%)Green tip, week ending May 21: 98% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 99%)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 pear pink, 20230%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 30: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Pink, week ending May 7: 30% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 37%)Pink, week ending May 14: 65% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 74%)Pink, week ending May 21: 70% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 89%)Pink, week ending May 28: 99% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 99%)Pink, week ending Jun 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28Jun 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 4.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

New Hampshire pear full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 14: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Full bloom, week ending May 21: 45% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 77%)Full bloom, week ending May 28: 88% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 89%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 4: 94% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 97%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 11: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 11 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2023

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

New Hampshire pear petal fall, 20230%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 14: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 32%)Petal fall, week ending May 21: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Petal fall, week ending May 28: 62% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 74%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 4: 70% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 92%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 11: 95% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 18: 98% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 25: 99% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 99% as of Jun 25 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2023

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

New Hampshire pear fruit set, 20230%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 21: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 28: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 4: 40% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 41%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 11: 70% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 53%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 18: 88% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 89%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 25: 88% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 16: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 23: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2Jul 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 23.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

New Hampshire pear harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 20: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 27: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 10% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 20% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 25% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 50% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 75% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 71%)Harvested, week ending Oct 22: 95% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Oct 29: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Jul 30Aug 13Aug 27Sep 10Sep 24Oct 8Oct 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 97% as of Oct 29.

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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