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New Mexico pepper crop

USDA last rated the 2020 New Mexico pepper crop for the week ending Aug 30, when 54% was good or excellent, versus 59% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 92% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 30, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

54%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 30.

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92%

Harvested

As of Nov 29.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 16 — 6 weeks ago

New Mexico pepper condition trails five-year average

New Mexico's pepper crop rated 53% good to excellent in the week ending August 16, the most recent reading USDA has published for the state. That was up 6 points from the prior week but well below both the five-year average of 70% and last year's mark of 68% for the same week. Fair-rated acreage made up 46% of the crop, the largest single bucket. Planting and emergence both ran ahead of last year, at 95% each versus 89% and 85%. Harvest had not yet begun as of August 30. The next condition report will show whether the crop closed the gap to average.

This is the most recent reading USDA has published for this crop and state; it is not a current-week rating.

Written from USDA data and source reports

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2020

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 Mexico pepper crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 53%, Good 45%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 47% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 46%, Good 43%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 62%)Week ending May 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 46%, Good 43%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 53%)Week ending May 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 39%, Good 50%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 61% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 51%)Week ending Jun 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 39%, Good 50%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 61% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 49%)Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 1%, Fair 42%, Good 46%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 62%)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 51%, Good 40%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 44% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 55%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 49%, Good 45%, Excellent 2% — good+excellent 47% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 59%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 6%, Fair 40%, Good 54%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 56%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 6%, Fair 40%, Good 54%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 61%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 6%, Fair 35%, Good 59%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 56%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 2%, Poor 7%, Fair 30%, Good 55%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 61% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 6%, Poor 7%, Fair 36%, Good 51%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 51% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 66%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 6%, Poor 8%, Fair 34%, Good 52%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 52% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 67%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 6%, Poor 8%, Fair 34%, Good 43%, Excellent 9% — good+excellent 52% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 61%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 7%, Poor 10%, Fair 24%, Good 45%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 59% (5-yr avg —, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 6%, Poor 8%, Fair 32%, Good 42%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 54% (5-yr avg —, last year 59%)−13 pts — week ending Jun 21−13 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 23Harvest beginsMay 10May 31Jun 21Jul 12Aug 2Aug 23
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 54% good or excellent, week ending Aug 30. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2020

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

New Mexico pepper planted, 20200%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 29: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Planted, week ending Apr 5: 22% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 27%)Planted, week ending Apr 12: 38% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 46%)Planted, week ending Apr 19: 49% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 57%)Planted, week ending Apr 26: 67% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 68%)Planted, week ending May 3: 83% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 78%)Planted, week ending May 10: 90% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 88%)Planted, week ending May 17: 93% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 94%)Planted, week ending May 24: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Mar 29Apr 12Apr 26May 10May 24
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 99% as of May 24.

Field progress

Emerged, 2020

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

New Mexico pepper emerged, 20200%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 12: 3% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 1%)Emerged, week ending Apr 19: 4% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 9%)Emerged, week ending Apr 26: 14% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 25%)Emerged, week ending May 3: 42% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 39%)Emerged, week ending May 10: 53% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 47%)Emerged, week ending May 17: 68% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 56%)Emerged, week ending May 24: 79% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 73%)Emerged, week ending May 31: 85% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 89%)Emerged, week ending Jun 7: 88% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 95%)Emerged, week ending Jun 14: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 21: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 12Apr 26May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 95% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

New Mexico pepper harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 44% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 53% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 48%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 60% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 75% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 1% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 14% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 32% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Oct 11: 39% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Oct 18: 47% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 21%)Harvested, week ending Oct 25: 64% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 35%)Harvested, week ending Nov 1: 71% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Nov 8: 79% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 79%)Harvested, week ending Nov 15: 84% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Nov 22: 91% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Nov 29: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4Oct 18Nov 1Nov 15Nov 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 92% as of Nov 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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