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Rhode Island pear crop

USDA last rated the 2024 Rhode Island pear crop for the week ending Sep 1, when 95% was good or excellent, 31 points above the five-year average of 64%, versus 60% at this point last year. Harvest stood at 95% complete (five-year average 78%).

Last rated week ending Sep 1, 2024

Good to excellent · last reading

95%of the crop

31 points above the five-year average for this week, and 60% a year ago.

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95%

Harvested

+17 points against the five-year pace of 78%.

Analysis

Week ending Sep 27

Rhode Island pear harvest runs well ahead of average

Rhode Island pears were rated 75% good to excellent for the week ending September 27, 2026, down 5 points from the prior week, with the rest of the crop rated fair. Harvest reached 90% complete, far ahead of the five-year average of 50% and above last year's 76% pace for the same week. Bloom and fruit set earlier in the season all reached 100% on schedule. With harvest nearly finished, the next USDA report should show whether the season closes out at or near full completion.

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 pear crop condition, 20240%25%50%75%100%Week ending Apr 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 5%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Jun 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 3%, Good 10%, Excellent 87% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 60%)Week ending Jun 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 3%, Good 10%, Excellent 87% — good+excellent 97% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 60%)Week ending Jun 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 10%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 7: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 6%, Excellent 89% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 5%, Excellent 95% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 5%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 60%)Week ending Jul 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 80%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 4: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 50%, Excellent 50% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 11: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 30%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 60%)Week ending Aug 18: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 27%, Excellent 73% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Aug 25: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 4%, Good 7%, Excellent 89% — good+excellent 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 1: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 5%, Excellent 90% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 60%)−5 pts — week ending Jul 7−5 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 4Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 18USDA forecastApr 14Jun 23Jul 7Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 95% good or excellent, week ending Sep 1. 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 pear green tip, 20240%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 14: 9% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 21: 18% (5-yr avg 83%, last year 71%)Green tip, week ending Apr 28: 45% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 91%)Green tip, week ending May 5: 55% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 99%)Green tip, week ending May 12: 75% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 19: 85% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Green tip, week ending May 26: 90% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 90% as of May 26 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Pink, 2024

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

Rhode Island pear pink, 20240%50%100%Pink, week ending Apr 21: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending Apr 28: 1% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Pink, week ending May 5: 20% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 68%)Pink, week ending May 12: 45% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 93%)Pink, week ending May 19: 65% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending May 26: 70% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 2: 85% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Pink, week ending Jun 9: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 96% as of Jun 9.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2024

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

Rhode Island pear 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 83%, last year 81%)Full bloom, week ending May 26: 40% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 96%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 2: 45% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 9: 69% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 16: 72% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 72% as of Jun 16.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2024

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

Rhode Island pear petal fall, 20240%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 51%)Petal fall, week ending May 26: 9% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 76%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 2: 12% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 96%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 9: 38% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 16: 71% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 23: 89% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 30: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 30.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2024

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

Rhode Island pear fruit set, 20240%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year 40%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 2: 0% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 70%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 9: 0% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 93%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 16: 51% (5-yr avg 95%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 23: 74% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 30: 80% (5-yr avg 99%, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 7: 90% (5-yr avg 100%, last year 100%)May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 90% as of Jul 7 (5-yr avg 100%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2024

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

Rhode Island pear harvested, 20240%50%100%Harvested, week ending Aug 4: 30% (5-yr avg —, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 11: 35% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 18: 40% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 25: 45% (5-yr avg 0%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Sep 1: 50% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 1%)Harvested, week ending Sep 8: 55% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 4%)Harvested, week ending Sep 15: 57% (5-yr avg 17%, last year 9%)Harvested, week ending Sep 22: 71% (5-yr avg 28%, last year 24%)Harvested, week ending Sep 29: 75% (5-yr avg 41%, last year 37%)Harvested, week ending Oct 6: 85% (5-yr avg 61%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Oct 13: 95% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 71%)Aug 4Aug 18Sep 1Sep 15Sep 29Oct 13
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 95% as of Oct 13 (5-yr avg 78%).

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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