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Rhode Island apple crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Rhode Island apple crop for the week ending Oct 10, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 99% complete. USDA last published a production estimate for the state in 2015, when the crop finished at 2.4 million lb.

Last rated week ending Oct 10, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Oct 10.

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99%

Harvested

As of Oct 31.

Analysis

Week ending Sep 27

Rhode Island apple crop rated fully good to excellent

For the week ending September 27, 2026, Rhode Island's apple crop was rated 100% good to excellent, unchanged from the prior week, with 85% good and 15% excellent. The crop has been rated for 16 weeks this season. Harvest reached 50% complete, running 3 points ahead of the five-year average of 47% but 10 points behind last year's pace of 60% at the same date. Earlier stages, including full bloom, petal fall and fruit set, all ran ahead of last year's timing. The next USDA report will show whether harvest closes the gap with last year's pace.

Written from USDA data and source reports

Weekly ratings

Crop condition, 2021

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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Rhode Island apple crop condition, 20210%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 20: Very poor 25%, Poor 50%, Fair 25%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 100% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 12%, Excellent 88% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 5%, Excellent 95% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 50%)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 40%, Excellent 60% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 50%)Week ending Sep 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 50%)Week ending Sep 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 50%)Week ending Sep 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 45%, Excellent 55% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 50%)Week ending Sep 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 45%, Excellent 55% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 50%)Week ending Oct 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 50%)Week ending Oct 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−100 pts — week ending Jun 20−100 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 15USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Sep 12Harvest beginsJun 13Jul 4Jul 25Aug 15Sep 5Sep 26
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Oct 10. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2021

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

Rhode Island apple green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 11: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 18: 73% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 82% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 2: 91% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 9: 94% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 16: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 23: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 11Apr 25May 9May 23Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Pink, 2021

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

Rhode Island apple pink, 20210%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 25: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 2: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 9: 92% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 67%)Pink, week ending May 16: 96% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 86%)Pink, week ending May 23: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 93%)Pink, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 96%)Pink, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 6.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2021

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

Rhode Island apple full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 9: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 23: 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 73%)Full bloom, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 87%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 93%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 20.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

Rhode Island apple petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 16: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 23: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 74%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 89%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 20.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

Rhode Island apple fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 23: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 30: 7% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 12% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 74%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 46% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 89%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 79% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 93% as of Jun 27.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Rhode Island apple harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 10% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 13%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 28% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Sep 26: 40% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Oct 3: 55% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 56%)Harvested, week ending Oct 10: 81% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 81%)Harvested, week ending Oct 17: 95% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Oct 24: 96% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 97%)Harvested, week ending Oct 31: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24Oct 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 99% as of Oct 31.

Production record

Final crop by year, through 2015

USDA published production estimates for Rhode Island apple through 2015 and has not surveyed the state since.

Rhode Island apple crop: final estimate by year0123million lb2010: no forecast · final 2.6 million lb20102011: no forecast · final 2.5 million lb20112012: no forecast · final 1.7 million lb20122013: no forecast · final 2.5 million lb20132014: no forecast · final 1.8 million lb20142015: no forecast · final 2.4 million lb2015
Crop yearFinal (million lb)Crop valueShare of US
20152.4 million lb$2M0.0%
20141.8 million lb$1M0.0%
20132.5 million lb$2M0.0%
20121.7 million lb$1M0.0%
20112.5 million lb$2M0.0%
20102.6 million lb$2M0.0%

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.

Rhode Island apple crop: fresh market vs processing00.10.10.20.2million lb2013: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.1 million lb — 0% fresh20132014: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million lb20142015: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.2 million lb — 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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