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New Mexico pepper crop

USDA last rated the 2022 New Mexico pepper crop for the week ending Aug 21, when 53% was good or excellent, versus 70% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 85%).

Last rated week ending Aug 21, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

53%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 21.

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95%

Harvested

+10 points against the five-year pace of 85%.

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, 2022

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, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 8: Very poor 6%, Poor 13%, Fair 41%, Good 25%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 15: Very poor 6%, Poor 13%, Fair 41%, Good 25%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 72%)Week ending May 22: Very poor 6%, Poor 13%, Fair 41%, Good 25%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 70%)Week ending May 29: Very poor 6%, Poor 13%, Fair 41%, Good 25%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 70%)Week ending Jun 5: Very poor 6%, Poor 13%, Fair 41%, Good 25%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 70%)Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 6%, Poor 16%, Fair 38%, Good 25%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 70%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 4%, Poor 13%, Fair 30%, Good 42%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 53% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 74%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 4%, Poor 13%, Fair 28%, Good 42%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 73%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 4%, Poor 13%, Fair 28%, Good 42%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 70%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 4%, Poor 13%, Fair 25%, Good 44%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 68%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 5%, Poor 14%, Fair 26%, Good 48%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 68%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 7%, Poor 13%, Fair 25%, Good 52%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 68%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 24%, Good 44%, Excellent 21% — good+excellent 65% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 68%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 4%, Poor 14%, Fair 26%, Good 37%, Excellent 19% — good+excellent 56% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 66%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 5%, Poor 15%, Fair 27%, Good 39%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 53% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 70%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 6%, Poor 16%, Fair 25%, Good 40%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 53% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)−9 pts — week ending Aug 7−9 ptsMay 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 53% good or excellent, week ending Aug 21. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2022

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

New Mexico pepper planted, 20220%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 27: 21% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Apr 3: 37% (5-yr avg 24%, last year 20%)Planted, week ending Apr 10: 67% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 32%)Planted, week ending Apr 17: 75% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 43%)Planted, week ending Apr 24: 82% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 53%)Planted, week ending May 1: 88% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 70%)Planted, week ending May 8: 95% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 79%)Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24May 1May 8
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 95% as of May 8 (5-yr avg 86%).

Field progress

Emerged, 2022

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

New Mexico pepper emerged, 20220%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 3: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 10: 16% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 17: 23% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 14%)Emerged, week ending Apr 24: 42% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 24%)Emerged, week ending May 1: 63% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 36%)Emerged, week ending May 8: 70% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 45%)Emerged, week ending May 15: 79% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 55%)Emerged, week ending May 22: 86% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 65%)Emerged, week ending May 29: 95% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 73%)Apr 3Apr 17May 1May 15May 29
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 95% as of May 29 (5-yr avg 83%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

New Mexico pepper harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jan 2: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 10% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 8%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 20% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 36% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 52% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 45%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 66% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 77% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 0% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 70%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 9% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 23% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 37% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 66% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Oct 16: 77% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 50%)Harvested, week ending Oct 23: 78% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Oct 30: 81% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Nov 6: 84% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 80%)Harvested, week ending Nov 13: 90% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 82%)Harvested, week ending Nov 20: 95% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 86%)Jan 2Jul 31Aug 21Sep 11Oct 2Oct 23Nov 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Nov 20 (5-yr avg 85%).

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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