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New Mexico pecan crop

USDA last rated the 2024 New Mexico pecan crop for the week ending Nov 24, when 94% was good or excellent, 14 points above the five-year average of 80%, versus 94% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 35% complete (five-year average 25%).

Last rated week ending Nov 24, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

94%of the crop

14 points above the five-year average for this week, and 94% a year ago.

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35%

Harvested

+10 points against the five-year pace of 25%.

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, 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 Mexico pecan crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 29%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 6%, Good 23%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 97%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 1%, Good 15%, Excellent 84% — good+excellent 99% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 97%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 5%, Good 17%, Excellent 77% — good+excellent 94% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 9%, Fair 14%, Good 20%, Excellent 57% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 97%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 18%, Good 26%, Excellent 48% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 99%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 16%, Good 24%, Excellent 56% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 96%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 6%, Fair 20%, Good 39%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 96%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 18%, Good 35%, Excellent 44% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 78%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 13%, Good 33%, Excellent 53% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 84%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 8%, Good 27%, Excellent 62% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 92%)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 17%, Good 29%, Excellent 53% — good+excellent 82% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 98%)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 21%, Good 33%, Excellent 44% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 97%)Week ending Sep 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 21%, Good 36%, Excellent 42% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 98%)Week ending Sep 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 20%, Good 37%, Excellent 42% — good+excellent 79% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 97%)Week ending Sep 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 10%, Good 29%, Excellent 60% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 97%)Week ending Sep 22: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 7%, Good 30%, Excellent 61% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 98%)Week ending Sep 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 6%, Good 28%, Excellent 66% — good+excellent 94% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 94%)Week ending Oct 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 9%, Good 34%, Excellent 57% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 95%)Week ending Oct 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 6%, Good 28%, Excellent 65% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 97%)Week ending Oct 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 6%, Good 28%, Excellent 65% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 97%)Week ending Oct 27: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 6%, Good 28%, Excellent 64% — good+excellent 92% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 94%)Week ending Nov 3: Very poor 1%, Poor 1%, Fair 8%, Good 29%, Excellent 61% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 96%)Week ending Nov 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 2%, Good 20%, Excellent 78% — good+excellent 98% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 89%)Week ending Nov 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 6%, Good 23%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 93% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 94%)Week ending Nov 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 5%, Good 30%, Excellent 64% — good+excellent 94% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 94%)−17 pts — week ending Jun 30−17 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Oct 13USDA forecastJun 2Jun 30Jul 28Aug 25Sep 22Oct 20Nov 17
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 94% good or excellent, week ending Nov 24. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

New Mexico pecan harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jan 28: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Feb 25: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 27: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Nov 3: 7% (5-yr avg 4%, last year 6%)Harvested, week ending Nov 10: 15% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Nov 17: 25% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Nov 24: 35% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 42%)Jan 28Feb 25Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17Nov 24
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 35% as of Nov 24 (5-yr avg 25%).

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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