Crop watch
Peaches by state
15 states report weekly peach condition ratings to USDA; the latest week ends Aug 9. 30 states have USDA production forecasts or finals.
2026 US crop forecast
USDA's August estimate, down 14.7% from last year's final crop.
93%
Georgia, best rated
Good or excellent this week.
0%
West Virginia, lowest rated
−57 points against its five-year average.
Analysis
Week ending Aug 9 — 7 weeks ago
US peach crop forecast falls 14.7% for 2026
For the week ended August 9, 2026, USDA rated South Carolina peaches 88% good to excellent and Georgia 93%, both with roughly half the crop harvested. Pennsylvania and New Jersey told a different story: Pennsylvania stood at 20% good to excellent, 36 points below its five-year average, and New Jersey's crop rated 0% good to excellent. Pennsylvania's 2026 forecast of 3.7 thousand tons compares with 20.5 thousand finalized last year; New Jersey's 6 thousand tons compares with 15.6 thousand. California, the largest producing state, is forecast at 465 thousand tons versus 532 thousand finalized in 2025. USDA's August 2026 national forecast of 604.2 thousand tons is down 14.7% from last year.
This is the most recent reading USDA has published for this crop and state; it is not a current-week rating.
Reporting states
15
States filing weekly peach condition ratings with USDA this season. The rest publish annual estimates only.
Condition map
Where the crop stands
Good plus excellent share for the latest reporting week. Select a state to open its page.
Against the average
Good to excellent by state
Bar is this week's good plus excellent share; the tick marks that state's five-year average for the same week. Bars turn amber more than five points below average.
Season shape
Every reporting state, this season
Good plus excellent through the 2026 season. The dashed line is each state's own five-year average.
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All states
Peaches at a glance
Every state USDA reports, with the latest weekly rating and its most recent production numbers.
| State | Good+excellent | vs 5-yr avg | Harvested | Latest forecast (thousand tons) | Last final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 93% | — | 53% | 17.0 2026 | 35.7 2025 |
| South Carolina | 88% | — | 54% | 93.0 2026 | 78.5 2025 |
| Connecticut | 85% | +14 | 60% | — | 1.4 2015 |
| Massachusetts | 80% | +16 | 50% | — | 1.5 2015 |
| Rhode Island | 80% | +15 | 60% | — | — |
| Maryland | 77% | −3 | 69% | 2.7 2018 | 4.1 2017 |
| Maine | 75% | +21 | 15% | — | — |
| New Hampshire | 75% | +31 | 67% | — | — |
| Vermont | 75% | +31 | 25% | — | — |
| Delaware | 68% | −1 | 64% | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | 20% | −36 | 66% | 3.7 2026 | 20.5 2025 |
| New York | 16% | — | 47% | 9.6 2018 | 4.8 2017 |
| North Carolina | 7% | — | 48% | 4.6 2018 | 1.7 2017 |
| New Jersey | 0% | — | 55% | 6.0 2026 | 15.6 2025 |
| West Virginia | 0% | −57 | — | 6.5 2018 | 6.6 2017 |
| California | — | — | — | 465.0 2026 | 532.0 2025 |
| Colorado | — | — | — | 11.0 2026 | 13.8 2025 |
| Michigan | — | — | — | 8.5 2026 | 12.2 2025 |
| Washington | — | — | — | 7.5 2023 | 6.3 2023 |
| Illinois | — | — | — | 3.0 2018 | 6.0 2017 |
| Idaho | — | — | — | 5.8 2018 | 5.2 2017 |
| Ohio | — | — | — | 3.7 2018 | 4.7 2017 |
| Virginia | — | — | — | 4.1 2018 | 4.7 2017 |
| Utah | — | — | — | 4.6 2018 | 3.4 2017 |
| Texas | — | — | — | 2.4 2018 | 2.7 2017 |
| Missouri | — | — | — | 0.7 2018 | 2.2 2017 |
| Alabama | — | — | — | 5.0 2018 | 1.5 2017 |
| Arkansas | — | — | — | — | 1.1 2015 |
| Kentucky | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other states | — | — | — | 0.0 2025 | 0.0 2025 |
Dashes mean USDA does not publish that series for the state. Weekly ratings run April through November.
National record
US peach crop: forecast vs final
The national crop's first forecast against the final estimate, by year.
| Crop year | First forecast (thousand tons) | Final | Revision | Crop value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 604.2 August | pending | — | — |
| 2025 | 682.5 August | 708.3 | +3.8% | $941M |
| 2024 | 719.0 August | 694.0 | −3.5% | $901M |
| 2023 | 543.0 August | 589.5 | +8.6% | $666M |
| 2022 | 583.5 August | 647.0 | +10.9% | $675M |
| 2021 | 696.5 August | 701.7 | +0.7% | $634M |
| 2020 | 645.5 August | 660.6 | +2.3% | $591M |
| 2019 | 733.5 August | 686.5 | −6.4% | $537M |
| 2018 | 732.1 August | 659.5 | −9.9% | $520M |
| 2017 | — | 700.8 | — | $600M |
| 2016 | — | 791.9 | — | $623M |
| 2015 | — | 844.8 | — | $602M |
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.