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New Mexico pecan crop

USDA last rated the 2021 New Mexico pecan crop for the week ending Nov 28, when 60% was good or excellent, versus 64% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 30% complete.

Last rated week ending Nov 28, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

60%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Nov 28.

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30%

Harvested

As of Nov 28.

Analysis

Week ending Sep 27

New Mexico pecan condition fell well below average

For the week ending September 27, 2026, 69% of New Mexico's pecan crop was rated good to excellent, down 8 points from the prior week and well below both the five-year average of 92% and last year's mark of 92% for the same week. Most of the remainder was rated fair, with no acres in poor or very poor condition. Harvest was 85% complete as of the week ending January 4, 2026. The next USDA condition report will show whether the decline continued into the close of the season.

Written from USDA data and source reports

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2021

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 Mexico pecan crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jan 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 7%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Week ending Jun 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 7%, Good 88%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 84%)Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 6%, Good 91%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 76%)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 1%, Good 98%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 73%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 5%, Good 93%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 85%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 10%, Good 87%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 87% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 76%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 13%, Good 79%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 66%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 10%, Good 82%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 14%, Good 81%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 90%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 77%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 6%, Good 89%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 72%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 9%, Good 83%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 72%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 7%, Good 88%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 73%)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 6%, Good 89%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 72%)Week ending Sep 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 6%, Good 88%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 71%)Week ending Sep 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 10%, Good 85%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 65%)Week ending Sep 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 12%, Good 78%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 64%)Week ending Sep 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 10%, Good 83%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 55%)Week ending Oct 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 6%, Good 88%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 57%)Week ending Oct 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 1%, Good 97%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 66%)Week ending Oct 17: Very poor 2%, Poor 3%, Fair 5%, Good 89%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 66%)Week ending Oct 24: Very poor 5%, Poor 5%, Fair 9%, Good 80%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 81% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 63%)Week ending Oct 31: Very poor 8%, Poor 10%, Fair 6%, Good 73%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 65%)Week ending Nov 7: Very poor 10%, Poor 12%, Fair 6%, Good 66%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 66%)Week ending Nov 14: Very poor 13%, Poor 18%, Fair 10%, Good 57%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 63%)Week ending Nov 21: Very poor 15%, Poor 17%, Fair 8%, Good 53%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 62%)Week ending Nov 28: Very poor 17%, Poor 16%, Fair 7%, Good 50%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 64%)Harvest begins — week ending Jan 3Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Oct 17USDA forecast−13 pts — week ending Nov 14−13 ptsJan 3Jun 27Jul 25Aug 22Sep 19Oct 17Nov 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 60% good or excellent, week ending Nov 28. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

New Mexico pecan harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jan 3: 87% (5-yr avg —, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Jan 24: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 31: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year 2%)Harvested, week ending Nov 7: 4% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Nov 14: 22% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Nov 21: 25% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Nov 28: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 15%)Jan 3Jan 24Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21Nov 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 30% as of Nov 28.

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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