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Rhode Island peach crop

USDA last rated the 2022 Rhode Island peach crop for the week ending Aug 28, when 60% was good or excellent, versus 100% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 28, 2022

Good to excellent · last reading

60%of the crop

Share of the 2022 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Aug 28.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Oct 2.

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, 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.

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Rhode Island peach crop condition, 20220%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 25%)Week ending Jun 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 3: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 10: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 17: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 24: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 100%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvest begins — week ending Jul 24Harvest begins−40 pts — week ending Aug 7−40 ptsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 14USDA forecastJun 12Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 60% good or excellent, week ending Aug 28. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2022

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

Rhode Island peach green tip, 20220%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 10: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 17: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Green tip, week ending Apr 24: 81% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 88%)Green tip, week ending May 1: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 94%)Green tip, week ending May 8: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 98%)Green tip, week ending May 15: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 10Apr 24May 8May 22Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Pink, 2022

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

Rhode Island peach pink, 20220%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 24: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 1: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)Pink, week ending May 8: 75% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 86%)Pink, week ending May 15: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 93%)Pink, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)Pink, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Apr 24May 1May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 5.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2022

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

Rhode Island peach full bloom, 20220%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 15: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Full bloom, week ending May 22: 100% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 86%)Full bloom, week ending May 29: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 93%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 95%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 99%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 12 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2022

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

Rhode Island peach petal fall, 20220%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 8: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 15: 50% (5-yr avg —, last year 62%)Petal fall, week ending May 22: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Petal fall, week ending May 29: 88% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 92%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 5: 100% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 94%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 12: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 95%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 96%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 98%)May 8May 15May 22May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 26 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2022

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

Rhode Island peach fruit set, 20220%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 22: 20% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 29: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 5: 65% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 76%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 12: 79% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 79%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 19: 100% (5-yr avg 96%, last year 87%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 26: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 3: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 10: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 17: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 22Jun 5Jun 19Jul 3Jul 17
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 17 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2022

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

Rhode Island peach harvested, 20220%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 10: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 17: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 24: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 14%)Harvested, week ending Jul 31: 5% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 19%)Harvested, week ending Aug 7: 10% (5-yr avg 19%, last year 29%)Harvested, week ending Aug 14: 25% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Aug 21: 45% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Aug 28: 80% (5-yr avg 59%, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Sep 4: 90% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 93%)Harvested, week ending Sep 11: 99% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Sep 18: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 25: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 2: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 2.

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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