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New Mexico pepper crop

USDA last rated the 2023 New Mexico pepper crop for the week ending Aug 27, when 67% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 27, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

67%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 27.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Dec 31.

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, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 34%, Fair 25%, Good 28%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 41% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 40%)Week ending Jun 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 34%, Fair 25%, Good 27%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 41% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 40%)Week ending Jun 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 35%, Fair 25%, Good 27%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 40%)Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 35%, Fair 25%, Good 27%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 40% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 53%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 30%, Fair 20%, Good 20%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 55%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 30%, Fair 22%, Good 16%, Excellent 32% — good+excellent 48% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 55%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 21%, Fair 13%, Good 25%, Excellent 41% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 58%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 18%, Fair 16%, Good 26%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 55%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 17%, Good 27%, Excellent 31% — good+excellent 58% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 55%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 34%, Fair 24%, Good 20%, Excellent 22% — good+excellent 42% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 65%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 15%, Good 29%, Excellent 31% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 56%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 16%, Fair 18%, Good 38%, Excellent 28% — good+excellent 66% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 53%)Week ending Aug 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 15%, Good 43%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg —, last year 53%)Week ending Aug 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 12%, Fair 21%, Good 40%, Excellent 27% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 23Harvest begins−16 pts — week ending Jul 30−16 ptsMay 28Jun 11Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Aug 20
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 67% good or excellent, week ending Aug 27. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2023

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

New Mexico pepper planted, 20230%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 26: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Apr 2: 30% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 35%)Planted, week ending Apr 9: 45% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 63%)Planted, week ending Apr 16: 72% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 74%)Planted, week ending Apr 23: 81% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 81%)Planted, week ending Apr 30: 86% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 87%)Planted, week ending May 7: 88% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 94%)Planted, week ending May 14: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 21: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending May 28: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Mar 26Apr 9Apr 23May 7May 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 95% as of May 28.

Field progress

Emerged, 2023

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

New Mexico pepper emerged, 20230%50%100%Emerged, week ending Apr 9: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Emerged, week ending Apr 16: 19% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 22%)Emerged, week ending Apr 23: 25% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 39%)Emerged, week ending Apr 30: 37% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 60%)Emerged, week ending May 7: 38% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 69%)Emerged, week ending May 14: 40% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 78%)Emerged, week ending May 21: 44% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 85%)Emerged, week ending May 28: 55% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 94%)Emerged, week ending Jun 4: 64% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 11: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 18: 76% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jun 25: 79% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 2: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Jul 9: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 9Apr 23May 7May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 95% as of Jul 9.

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

New Mexico pepper harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 25% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 33% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 43% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Aug 20: 57% (5-yr avg 42%, last year 50%)Harvested, week ending Aug 27: 59% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 64% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 66% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 85%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 76% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 4% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 21%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 23% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 35%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 27% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 62%)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 30% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 75%)Harvested, week ending Oct 22: 40% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Oct 29: 55% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Nov 5: 68% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 84%)Harvested, week ending Nov 12: 70% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Nov 19: 73% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Nov 26: 83% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Dec 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 23Aug 13Sep 3Sep 24Oct 15Nov 5Nov 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Dec 31.

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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