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Rhode Island peach crop

USDA last rated the 2023 Rhode Island peach crop for the week ending Sep 17, when 0% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 17, 2023

Good to excellent · last reading

0%of the crop

Share of the 2023 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 17.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Oct 15.

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, 2023

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, 20230%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 11: Very poor 100%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 50%)Week ending Jun 18: Very poor 100%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 25: Very poor 100%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 2: Very poor 10%, Poor 70%, Fair 20%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 9: Very poor 55%, Poor 35%, Fair 10%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 16: Very poor 77%, Poor 18%, Fair 5%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 23: Very poor 80%, Poor 18%, Fair 2%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 30: Very poor 75%, Poor 25%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 6: Very poor 70%, Poor 30%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 13: Very poor 70%, Poor 30%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 60%)Week ending Sep 10: Very poor 100%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 17: Very poor 100%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 0%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)USDA forecast — week ending Aug 13USDA forecastHarvest begins — week ending Sep 10Harvest beginsJun 11Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 10
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 0% good or excellent, week ending Sep 17. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2023

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

Rhode Island peach green tip, 20230%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 16: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 50%)Green tip, week ending Apr 23: 54% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 77%)Green tip, week ending Apr 30: 75% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 97%)Green tip, week ending May 7: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 14: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 21: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Pink, 2023

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

Rhode Island peach pink, 20230%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 30: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Pink, week ending May 7: 70% (5-yr avg 69%, last year 71%)Pink, week ending May 14: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 96%)Pink, week ending May 21: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Apr 30May 7May 14May 21May 28
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of May 28 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2023

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

Rhode Island peach full bloom, 20230%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 14: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year 64%)Full bloom, week ending May 21: 85% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending May 28: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 4: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 11: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 11 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2023

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

Rhode Island peach petal fall, 20230%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 14: 35% (5-yr avg —, last year 43%)Petal fall, week ending May 21: 45% (5-yr avg —, last year 71%)Petal fall, week ending May 28: 65% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 86%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 4: 95% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 98%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 11: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 18: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 18 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2023

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

Rhode Island peach fruit set, 20230%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending May 28: 26% (5-yr avg —, last year 33%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 4: 80% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 61%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 11: 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 77%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 18: 100% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 25: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 2: 100% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 9: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 16: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2Jul 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 16 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2023

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

Rhode Island peach harvested, 20230%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 9: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 16: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 23: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 2%)Harvested, week ending Jul 30: 0% (5-yr avg 11%, last year 5%)Harvested, week ending Aug 6: 0% (5-yr avg 18%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Aug 13: 0% (5-yr avg 29%, last year 23%)Harvested, week ending Sep 3: 38% (5-yr avg 75%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Sep 10: 43% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 98%)Harvested, week ending Sep 17: 47% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 24: 49% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 1: 75% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Oct 8: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Oct 15: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 9Jul 23Aug 6Sep 3Sep 17Oct 1Oct 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 15.

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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