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New Hampshire pear crop

USDA last rated the 2024 New Hampshire pear crop for the week ending Sep 1, when 15% was good or excellent, 55 points below the five-year average of 70%, versus 80% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 80% complete (five-year average 79%).

Last rated week ending Sep 1, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

15%of the crop

55 points below the five-year average for this week, and 80% a year ago.

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80%

Harvested

+1 points against the five-year pace of 79%.

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, 2024

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, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 6%, Good 94%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 94% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 80%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 18%, Excellent 82% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 18%, Excellent 82% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 70%, Good 23%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 95%, Good 5%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 5% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 83%, Good 17%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 17% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 70%, Good 30%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 80%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 80%)Week ending Sep 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 85%, Good 15%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 15% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 80%)−95 pts — week ending Aug 4−95 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 11Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 18USDA forecastApr 14Jun 23Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 15% good or excellent, week ending Sep 1. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2024

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

New Hampshire pear green tip, 20240%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 21: 0% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 9%)Green tip, week ending Apr 28: 20% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 24%)Green tip, week ending May 5: 40% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 48%)Green tip, week ending May 12: 60% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 80%)Green tip, week ending May 19: 95% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 96%)Green tip, week ending May 26: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 99%)Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 26 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Pink, 2024

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

New Hampshire pear pink, 20240%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Apr 28: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 5: 10% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 24%)Pink, week ending May 12: 20% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 55%)Pink, week ending May 19: 70% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 69%)Pink, week ending May 26: 95% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 91%)Pink, week ending Jun 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 9.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

New Hampshire pear full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 19: 22% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 38%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 55% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 76%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 2: 90% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 92%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 9: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 98%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 16: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 16.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

New Hampshire pear petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 12%)Petal fall, week ending May 26: 20% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 49%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 55% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 68%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 9: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 88%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 97%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 23: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 30.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

New Hampshire pear fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 11%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 25% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 33%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 60% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 61%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 80% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 83%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 85% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 88%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 88% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 7: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 7 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

New Hampshire pear harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 43% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 48% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Sep 29: 55% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Oct 6: 65% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Oct 13: 80% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 68%)Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1Sep 15Sep 29Oct 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 80% as of Oct 13 (5-yr avg 79%).

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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