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Rhode Island peach crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Rhode Island peach crop for the week ending Aug 11, when 80% was good or excellent, 10 points above the five-year average of 70%, versus 0% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 11, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

80%of the crop

10 points above the five-year average for this week, and 0% a year ago.

–

100%

Harvested

As of Sep 22.

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, 2024

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.

2026202520242023202220212020
Rhode Island peach crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 10%, Excellent 80% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 10%, Good 45%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 0%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 5%, Poor 5%, Fair 20%, Good 30%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 70% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 0%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 10%, Good 45%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 5%, Poor 5%, Fair 10%, Good 30%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 10%, Good 30%, Excellent 55% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 3%, Poor 4%, Fair 8%, Good 30%, Excellent 55% — good+excellent 85% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 0%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 2%, Fair 8%, Good 35%, Excellent 55% — good+excellent 90% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 5%, Poor 5%, Fair 15%, Good 35%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 0%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 55%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 0%)−15 pts — week ending Jun 16−15 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 14Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 11USDA forecastApr 14Jun 23Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 80% good or excellent, week ending Aug 11. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2024

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

Rhode Island peach green tip, 20240%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 14: 27% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 21: 39% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 39%)Green tip, week ending Apr 28: 65% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 69%)Green tip, week ending May 5: 75% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 93%)Green tip, week ending May 12: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 19: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 19 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Pink, 2024

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

Rhode Island peach pink, 20240%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Apr 28: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 5: 25% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 63%)Pink, week ending May 12: 45% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 91%)Pink, week ending May 19: 70% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending May 26: 75% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 75% as of May 26 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Rhode Island peach full bloom, 20240%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 12: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 19: 35% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 81%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 42% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 2: 60% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 9: 87% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 87% as of Jun 9 (5-yr avg 99%).

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Rhode Island peach petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 19: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 42%)Petal fall, week ending May 26: 10% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 59%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 30% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 86%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 9: 64% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 99%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 90% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 90% as of Jun 16 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Rhode Island peach fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 19%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 25% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 65%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 45% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 94%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 75% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 90% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 90% as of Jun 23 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Rhode Island peach harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 7: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 14: 5% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 21: 10% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 28: 18% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 35% (5-yr avg 15%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 65% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 70% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 90% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 42%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 95% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 46%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 48%)Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1Sep 15
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 22.

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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