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Rhode Island peach crop

USDA last rated the 2021 Rhode Island peach crop for the week ending Sep 5, when 100% was good or excellent, versus 90% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete (five-year average 95%).

Last rated week ending Sep 5, 2021

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2021 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 5.

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100%

Harvested

+5 points against the five-year pace of 95%.

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, 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 peach 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 0%, Poor 25%, Fair 50%, Good 25%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 25% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 35%, Excellent 65% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 15%, Excellent 85% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 8: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 15: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 20%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 30%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)Week ending Sep 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 30%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 90%)−75 pts — week ending Jun 20−75 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 18Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 15USDA forecastJun 13Jun 27Jul 11Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22Sep 5
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Sep 5. 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 peach green tip, 20210%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 11: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 18: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Apr 25: 90% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 2: 95% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 9: 98% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 16: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 23: 100% (5-yr avg —, 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 peach pink, 20210%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 25: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 2: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 9: 88% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 71%)Pink, week ending May 16: 94% (5-yr avg 94%, 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 peach full bloom, 20210%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 9: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 16: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 23: 88% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 71%)Full bloom, week ending May 30: 94% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 86%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 6: 95% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 98%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 13: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 13.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2021

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

Rhode Island peach petal fall, 20210%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 9: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 16: 65% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 23: 86% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 30: 93% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 71%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 6: 94% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 86%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 13: 95% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 93%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 20: 96% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 96%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 27: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 98%)May 9May 16May 23May 30Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 98% as of Jun 27.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2021

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

Rhode Island peach fruit set, 20210%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 23: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 30: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 6: 76% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 71%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 13: 80% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 86%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 20: 88% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 27: 94% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 96%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 4: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 98%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 18: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Aug 1: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 23Jun 6Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18Aug 1
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Aug 1.

Field progress

Harvested, 2021

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

Rhode Island peach harvested, 20210%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 18: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 25: 15% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 1: 20% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 22%)Harvested, week ending Aug 8: 30% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 27%)Harvested, week ending Aug 15: 58% (5-yr avg 21%, last year 33%)Harvested, week ending Aug 22: 74% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 42%)Harvested, week ending Aug 29: 84% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 58%)Harvested, week ending Sep 5: 94% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 74%)Harvested, week ending Sep 12: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Sep 19: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 98%)Jul 18Aug 1Aug 15Aug 29Sep 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 19 (5-yr avg 95%).

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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