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New Mexico pepper crop

USDA last rated the 2024 New Mexico pepper crop for the week ending Sep 1, when 78% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 85% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 1, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

78%of the crop

Share of the 2024 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 1.

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85%

Harvested

As of Nov 24.

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, 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.

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New Mexico pepper crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 28: Very poor 3%, Poor 5%, Fair 19%, Good 26%, Excellent 47% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 12%, Good 34%, Excellent 49% — good+excellent 83% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 12%, Good 36%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 86% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 21%, Good 45%, Excellent 32% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 27%, Good 32%, Excellent 38% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 41%)Week ending Jun 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 30%, Good 35%, Excellent 32% — good+excellent 67% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 41%)Week ending Jun 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 27%, Good 32%, Excellent 38% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 40%)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 24%, Good 29%, Excellent 47% — good+excellent 76% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 40%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 20%, Good 24%, Excellent 54% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 50%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 26%, Good 35%, Excellent 36% — good+excellent 71% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 48%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 27%, Good 33%, Excellent 37% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 66%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 25%, Good 33%, Excellent 39% — good+excellent 72% (5-yr avg 62%, last year 66%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 3%, Fair 28%, Good 35%, Excellent 34% — good+excellent 69% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 58%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 32%, Excellent 48% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 42%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 11%, Good 32%, Excellent 57% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 9%, Good 25%, Excellent 66% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 66%)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 18%, Good 34%, Excellent 43% — good+excellent 77% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 78%)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 25%, Good 40%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)Week ending Sep 1: Very poor 3%, Poor 3%, Fair 16%, Good 36%, Excellent 42% — good+excellent 78% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 14Harvest begins−14 pts — week ending Aug 18−14 ptsApr 28May 19Jun 9Jun 30Jul 21Aug 11Sep 1
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 78% good or excellent, week ending Sep 1. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Planted, 2024

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

New Mexico pepper planted, 20240%50%100%Planted, week ending Mar 24: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Planted, week ending Mar 31: 30% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 22%)Planted, week ending Apr 7: 33% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 41%)Planted, week ending Apr 14: 55% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 64%)Planted, week ending Apr 21: 63% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 78%)Planted, week ending Apr 28: 70% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 85%)Planted, week ending May 5: 78% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 87%)Planted, week ending May 12: 82% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Planted, week ending May 19: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 91%)Planted, week ending May 26: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Mar 24Apr 7Apr 21May 5May 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Planted: 96% as of May 26.

Field progress

Emerged, 2024

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

New Mexico pepper emerged, 20240%50%100%Emerged, week ending Mar 31: 11% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 7: 14% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Emerged, week ending Apr 14: 24% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 15%)Emerged, week ending Apr 21: 32% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 23%)Emerged, week ending Apr 28: 35% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 34%)Emerged, week ending May 5: 39% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 38%)Emerged, week ending May 12: 47% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 39%)Emerged, week ending May 19: 48% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 43%)Emerged, week ending May 26: 52% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 52%)Emerged, week ending Jun 2: 64% (5-yr avg —, last year 61%)Emerged, week ending Jun 9: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year 68%)Emerged, week ending Jun 16: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 74%)Emerged, week ending Jun 23: 72% (5-yr avg —, last year 78%)Emerged, week ending Jun 30: 73% (5-yr avg —, last year 88%)Emerged, week ending Jul 7: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Mar 31Apr 14Apr 28May 12May 26Jun 9Jun 23Jul 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Emerged: 95% as of Jul 7.

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

New Mexico pepper harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 1% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 15% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 3%)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 25% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 27% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 35% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 40%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 45% (5-yr avg 39%, last year 53%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 49% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 61% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 63%)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 70% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 65%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 0% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 73%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 4% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 77%)Harvested, week ending Sep 29: 18% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Oct 6: 26% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 26%)Harvested, week ending Oct 13: 29% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Oct 20: 37% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Oct 27: 54% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 51%)Harvested, week ending Nov 3: 60% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 64%)Harvested, week ending Nov 10: 75% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Nov 17: 80% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Nov 24: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 80%)Jul 14Aug 4Aug 25Sep 15Oct 6Oct 27Nov 17
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 85% as of Nov 24.

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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