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Rhode Island peach crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Rhode Island peach crop for the week ending Sep 6, when 90% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 6, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

90%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 6.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Oct 11.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 9 — 7 weeks ago

Rhode Island peaches rated well above average

USDA rated Rhode Island's peach crop in the week ending August 9, the most recent reading published for the state, with 80% good to excellent, up 5 points from the prior week. That was well above the five-year average of 65% but below last year's 85% at the same point. None of the crop was rated poor or very poor, with the rest split between fair and good. Harvest ran ahead of last year's pace too: USDA had the crop 100% harvested by August 30, compared with 94% a year earlier. No further condition ratings were listed after the August 9 reading.

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, 2020

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 peach crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 71%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 70%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 70%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 70%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 70%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 26Harvest begins−40 pts — week ending Aug 2−40 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastJun 21Jul 5Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 90% good or excellent, week ending Sep 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2020

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

Rhode Island peach green tip, 20200%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 31.

Field progress

Pink, 2020

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

Rhode Island peach pink, 20200%50%100%Pink, week ending May 3: 50% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending May 10: 75% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending May 17: 88% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending May 24: 94% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending May 31: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 96% as of May 31.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2020

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

Rhode Island peach full bloom, 20200%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 17: 50% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 75% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 88% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2020

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

Rhode Island peach petal fall, 20200%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 75% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 88% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jul 5.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2020

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

Rhode Island peach fruit set, 20200%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 31: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 7: 75% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 88% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 94% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 96% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Rhode Island peach harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 25% (5-yr avg 6%, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 27% (5-yr avg 13%, last year 17%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 34% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 43% (5-yr avg 40%, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 61% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 53%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 76% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 78%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 84% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 92%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 95%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 11.

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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