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New Hampshire pear crop

As of the week ending Sep 27, 50% of the 2026 New Hampshire pear crop is rated good or excellent. Harvest is 70% complete (five-year average 41%).

Week ending Sep 27, 2026

Good to excellent

50%of the crop

Share of the 2026 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 27.

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70%

Harvested

+29 points against the five-year pace of 41%.

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, 2026

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, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 25%, Good 25%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 25%, Good 25%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 55%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 13%, Good 41%, Excellent 46% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 49%, Excellent 27% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 85%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 50%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 85%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 45%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 40%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Week ending Sep 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 53%)Week ending Sep 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−37 pts — week ending Jul 5−37 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Aug 30Harvest beginsJun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 50% good or excellent, week ending Sep 27. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

New Hampshire pear green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 3: 82% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 32%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 90% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 44%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 95% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 84%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 98% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 98%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 12Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

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

New Hampshire pear pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 17: 25% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 51%)Pink, week ending May 24: 50% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 73%)Pink, week ending May 31: 90% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 92%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Pink, week ending Jun 14: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

New Hampshire pear full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 30% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 56%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 50% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 86%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 90% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

New Hampshire pear petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 65% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 89%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5Jul 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 12.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

New Hampshire pear fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 55% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 70% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 84%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Aug 9: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 9.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

New Hampshire pear harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 20% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 30% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 70% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 71%)Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 70% as of Sep 27 (5-yr avg 41%).

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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