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Rhode Island peach crop

USDA last rated the 2026 Rhode Island peach crop for the week ending Aug 9, when 80% was good or excellent, 15 points above the five-year average of 65%, versus 85% at this point last year. Harvest is 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Aug 9, 2026

Good to excellent · last reading

80%of the crop

15 points above the five-year average for this week, and 85% a year ago.

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100%

Harvested

As of Sep 27.

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, 2026

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, 20260%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 50%, Excellent 25% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 85%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 67%, last year 50%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 73%, last year 80%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 90%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 70%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 80%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 20%, Good 70%, Excellent 10% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 65%, last year 85%)−25 pts — week ending Jun 28−25 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Jul 12Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 9USDA forecastJun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26Aug 9
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 80% good or excellent, week ending Aug 9. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2026

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

Rhode Island peach green tip, 20260%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 75% (5-yr avg 48%, last year 47%)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 100% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 89%)Green tip, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Pink, 2026

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

Rhode Island peach pink, 20260%50%100%Pink, week ending May 3: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 10: 100% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 55%)Pink, week ending May 17: 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 64%)Pink, week ending May 24: 100% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 71%)Pink, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 92%)Pink, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 100% as of Jun 7.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2026

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

Rhode Island peach full bloom, 20260%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 10: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Full bloom, week ending May 17: 75% (5-yr avg 58%, last year 30%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 80% (5-yr avg 72%, last year 39%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 73%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 97%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 10May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 14.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2026

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

Rhode Island peach petal fall, 20260%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 80% (5-yr avg 70%, last year 64%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 90% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 90%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 95%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2026

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

Rhode Island peach fruit set, 20260%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 31: 40% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 7: 75% (5-yr avg 68%, last year 68%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 95% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 88%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 94%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 5.

Field progress

Harvested, 2026

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

Rhode Island peach harvested, 20260%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 5: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Jul 12: 2% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Jul 19: 5% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 30%)Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 30% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 38%)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 44% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 40%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 60% (5-yr avg 31%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 67%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 100% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 100% (5-yr avg 88%, last year 100%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Jul 5Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13Sep 27
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Sep 27.

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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