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New York cherry crop

USDA last rated the 2023 New York cherry crop for the week ending Jul 23, when 50% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 97% complete.

Last rated week ending Jul 23, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

50%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 23.

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97%

Harvested

As of Aug 6.

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.

2023202220212020
New York cherry crop condition, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 24%, Poor 24%, Fair 2%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 76%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 14%, Poor 29%, Fair 27%, Good 25%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 25%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 43%, Poor 29%, Fair 26%, Good 2%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 24%, Poor 24%, Fair 2%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 9Harvest begins−28 pts — week ending Jul 16−28 ptsJul 2Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 50% good or excellent, week ending Jul 23. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2023

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

New York cherry green tip, 20230%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 2: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 9: 3% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 16: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year 20%)Green tip, week ending Apr 23: 22% (5-yr avg 16%, last year 48%)Green tip, week ending Apr 30: 40% (5-yr avg 27%, last year 64%)Green tip, week ending May 7: 70% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 74%)Green tip, week ending May 14: 77% (5-yr avg 53%, last year 93%)Green tip, week ending May 21: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30May 7May 14May 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 98% as of May 21.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

New York cherry full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending Apr 30: 13% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 7: 24% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 11%)Full bloom, week ending May 14: 42% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 23%)Full bloom, week ending May 21: 88% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 48%)Full bloom, week ending May 28: 98% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 63%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 4: 100% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 78%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 11: 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 95%)Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 11 (5-yr avg 80%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

New York cherry harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 2: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 82% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 87% (5-yr avg —, last year 87%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 95%)Jul 2Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 97% as of Aug 6.

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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