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North Carolina peach crop

USDA last rated the 2022 North Carolina peach crop for the week ending Jul 24, when 29% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 96% complete (five-year average 98%). USDA's August forecast puts the 2018 crop at 4.6 thousand tons, up 164.4% from last year's final of 1.7.

Last rated week ending Jul 24, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

29%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Jul 24.

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96%

Harvested

−2 points against the five-year pace of 98%.

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4.6

thousand tons, 2018 forecast

+164.4% against last year's final crop.

Analysis

Week ending Jul 19 — 10 weeks ago

North Carolina peach condition dropped sharply in July

North Carolina's peach crop was rated in the week ending July 19, 2026, with only 7% good to excellent, a drop of 16 points from the prior week and the lowest reading of the 12 weeks USDA rated this season. Very poor and poor ratings covered nearly half the crop. By August 30, harvest reached 89% complete, ahead of the five-year average of 85% but behind last year's 95% pace at the same date. USDA's August 2018 forecast put the crop at 4.6 thousand tons, up 164.4% from last year's final of 1.7 thousand tons.

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.

2026202520242023202220212020
North Carolina peach crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending May 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 11%, Fair 44%, Good 34%, Excellent 11% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending May 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 8%, Fair 21%, Good 70%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 71% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Week ending May 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 7%, Fair 30%, Good 62%, Excellent 1% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg —, last year 70%)Week ending May 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 21%, Fair 26%, Good 40%, Excellent 13% — good+excellent 53% (5-yr avg 57%, last year 39%)Week ending Jun 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 17%, Fair 28%, Good 49%, Excellent 6% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 29%)Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 30%, Good 70%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 60%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 10%, Fair 40%, Good 43%, Excellent 7% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 58%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 10%, Poor 45%, Fair 25%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 60%, last year 69%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 5%, Poor 50%, Fair 25%, Good 20%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 20% (5-yr avg 56%, last year 51%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 31%, Fair 35%, Good 30%, Excellent 4% — good+excellent 34% (5-yr avg 55%, last year 42%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 21%, Fair 41%, Good 26%, Excellent 12% — good+excellent 38% (5-yr avg —, last year 26%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 22%, Fair 49%, Good 19%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 29% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jun 5Harvest begins−30 pts — week ending Jun 26−30 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Jul 24USDA forecastMay 8May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3Jul 17
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 29% good or excellent, week ending Jul 24. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

North Carolina peach harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending May 29: 0% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jun 5: 2% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Jun 12: 7% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 12%)Harvested, week ending Jun 19: 11% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 20%)Harvested, week ending Jun 26: 18% (5-yr avg 25%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Jul 3: 30% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 31%)Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 33% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 35%)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 40% (5-yr avg 43%, last year 43%)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 50% (5-yr avg 51%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 55% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 60% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 61%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 66% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 67%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 72% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 77% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 82% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 88% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 90%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 93% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 96% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 97%)May 29Jun 19Jul 10Jul 31Aug 21Sep 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 96% as of Sep 25 (5-yr avg 98%).

Forecast record

How the forecast moved to final

Each season's first USDA forecast against the final estimate, with the revision between them.

North Carolina peach crop: USDA first forecast vs final0246thousand tons2010: no forecast · final 5.5 thousand tons20102011: no forecast · final 5.3 thousand tons20112012: no forecast · final 5.3 thousand tons20122013: no forecast · final 6.0 thousand tons20132014: no forecast · final 4.4 thousand tons20142015: no forecast · final 4.5 thousand tons20152016: no forecast · final 2.7 thousand tons20162017: no forecast · final 1.7 thousand tons20172018: Aug forecast 4.6 thousand tons · final pending2018
First forecastFinalFinal pending
Crop yearFirst forecast (thousand tons)FinalRevisionCrop valueShare of US
20184.6 Augustpending———
2017—1.7—$3M0.2%
2016—2.7—$3M0.3%
2015—4.5—$6M0.5%
2014—4.4—$6M0.5%
2013—6.0—$6M0.7%
2012—5.3—$6M0.5%
2011—5.3—$5M0.5%
2010—5.5—$6M0.5%

Revision is how far the final estimate moved from the season's first forecast — the practical measure of how much weight to give an early number.

Utilization

Where the crop went

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

North Carolina peach crop: fresh market vs processing0123thousand tons2011: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 0% fresh20112012: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 thousand tons — 0% fresh20122013: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.3 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% fresh20152016: fresh 2.7, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 100% fresh20162017: fresh 1.7, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 thousand tons — 100% fresh2017
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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