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New Mexico pepper crop

USDA last rated the 2021 New Mexico pepper crop for the week ending Aug 29, when 70% was good or excellent, versus 54% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 90% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 29, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

70%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 29.

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90%

Harvested

As of Nov 28.

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, 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.

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New Mexico pepper crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 16: Very poor 2%, Poor 8%, Fair 18%, Good 45%, Excellent 27% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 54%)Week ending May 23: Very poor 2%, Poor 8%, Fair 20%, Good 44%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 54%)Week ending May 30: Very poor 2%, Poor 8%, Fair 20%, Good 44%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 61%)Week ending Jun 6: Very poor 2%, Poor 8%, Fair 20%, Good 44%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 61%)Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 2%, Poor 8%, Fair 20%, Good 44%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 57%)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 2%, Poor 7%, Fair 17%, Good 40%, Excellent 34% — good+excellent 74% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 44%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 2%, Poor 7%, Fair 18%, Good 42%, Excellent 31% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 47%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 19%, Good 44%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 54%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 1%, Poor 10%, Fair 21%, Good 42%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 54%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 1%, Poor 10%, Fair 21%, Good 42%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 59%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 22%, Good 42%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 61%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 22%, Good 37%, Excellent 31% — good+excellent 68% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 51%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 1%, Poor 9%, Fair 24%, Good 42%, Excellent 24% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 52%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 1%, Poor 10%, Fair 19%, Good 44%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 52%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 1%, Poor 10%, Fair 19%, Good 44%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 59%)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 1%, Poor 10%, Fair 19%, Good 44%, Excellent 26% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 54%)May 16May 30Jun 13Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 70% good or excellent, week ending Aug 29. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2021

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

New Mexico pepper planted, 20210%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 28: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Planted, week ending Apr 4: 22% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 19%)Planted, week ending Apr 11: 34% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 36%)Planted, week ending Apr 18: 45% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 47%)Planted, week ending Apr 25: 54% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 64%)Planted, week ending May 2: 73% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 81%)Planted, week ending May 9: 80% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 89%)Planted, week ending May 16: 85% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 93%)Planted, week ending May 23: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)Planted, week ending May 30: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Jun 6: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Mar 28Apr 11Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 99% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Emerged, 2021

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

New Mexico pepper emerged, 20210%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 11: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 18: 15% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 4%)Emerged, week ending Apr 25: 26% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 13%)Emerged, week ending May 2: 38% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 38%)Emerged, week ending May 9: 46% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 51%)Emerged, week ending May 16: 56% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 66%)Emerged, week ending May 23: 67% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 77%)Emerged, week ending May 30: 74% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 84%)Emerged, week ending Jun 6: 91% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 88%)Emerged, week ending Jun 13: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Apr 11Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 96% as of Jun 13.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

New Mexico pepper harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jan 3: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 9% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 24% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 36% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 46% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 55% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 52%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 63% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 59%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 71% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 5% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 10% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 12%)Harvested, week ending Oct 3: 20% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Oct 10: 40% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Oct 17: 52% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Oct 24: 57% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Oct 31: 77% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending Nov 7: 80% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Nov 14: 82% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Nov 21: 87% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 90%)Harvested, week ending Nov 28: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Jan 3Aug 1Aug 22Sep 12Oct 3Oct 24Nov 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 90% 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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