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New York pear crop

USDA last rated the 2022 New York pear crop for the week ending Sep 11, when 34% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete. USDA last published a production estimate for the state in 2015, when the crop finished at 6.5 thousand tons.

Last rated week ending Sep 11, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

34%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 11.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Oct 30.

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.

20222021
New York pear crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 14%, Fair 16%, Good 65%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 5%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 70%, Good 14%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 19% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 22%, Fair 60%, Good 12%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 18% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 72%, Good 15%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 14%, Fair 55%, Good 26%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 31% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 73%, Good 14%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 19% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 74%, Good 13%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 18% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 74%, Good 13%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 18% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 80%, Good 12%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 67%, Good 20%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 11: Very poor 1%, Poor 2%, Fair 63%, Good 20%, Excellent 14% — good+excellent 34% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 10Harvest begins−51 pts — week ending Jul 10−51 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecastJul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14Aug 28Sep 11
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 34% good or excellent, week ending Sep 11. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

New York pear green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 10: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 16% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 27% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 1: 43% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 8: 54% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 15: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 22: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 29: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 10Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 95% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

New York pear pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Apr 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Apr 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 1: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 8: 26% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 15: 37% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 22: 54% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 29: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 12: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Jun 19: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 10Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 97% as of Jun 19.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

New York pear full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 1: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 8: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 33% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 41% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 54% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 89% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 19: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending Jun 26: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 1May 15May 29Jun 12Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 97% as of Jun 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

New York pear harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 4% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 8% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 12% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 25% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 46% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 71% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 9: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 16: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 23: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 3Jul 24Aug 14Sep 4Sep 25Oct 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 30.

Production record

Final crop by year, through 2015

USDA published production estimates for New York pear through 2015 and has not surveyed the state since.

New York pear crop: final estimate by year051015thousand tons2010: no forecast · final 8.3 thousand tons20102011: no forecast · final 12.1 thousand tons20112012: no forecast · final 3.1 thousand tons20122013: no forecast · final 9.2 thousand tons20132014: no forecast · final 5.4 thousand tons20142015: no forecast · final 6.5 thousand tons2015
Crop yearFinal (thousand tons)Crop valueShare of US
20156.5 thousand tons$5M0.8%
20145.4 thousand tons$3M0.6%
20139.2 thousand tons$5M1.0%
20123.1 thousand tons$2M0.4%
201112.1 thousand tons$7M1.3%
20108.3 thousand tons$5M1.0%

USDA published annual estimates for this state through 2015. It has since been dropped from the annual survey, so there is no newer production figure — the weekly condition ratings above are the current measure.

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

New York pear crop: fresh market vs processing00.10.10.2thousand tons2013: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 0% fresh20132014: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 0% fresh20142015: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 0% fresh2015
Fresh marketProcessingNot sold

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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