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Rhode Island pear crop

USDA last rated the 2025 Rhode Island pear crop for the week ending Sep 14, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 80% complete (five-year average 44%).

Last rated week ending Sep 14, 2025

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2025 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 14.

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80%

Harvested

+36 points against the five-year pace of 44%.

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, 2025

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, 20250%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 22: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 25%, Good 75%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 79%, last year 97%)Week ending Jun 29: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 5%, Good 80%, Excellent 15% — good+excellent 95% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 9%, Good 46%, Excellent 45% — good+excellent 91% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 13: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 20: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 15%, Good 80%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 80% (5-yr avg 91%, last year 95%)Week ending Jul 27: Very poor 0%, Poor 4%, Fair 8%, Good 85%, Excellent 3% — good+excellent 88% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 3: Very poor 8%, Poor 15%, Fair 20%, Good 39%, Excellent 18% — good+excellent 57% (5-yr avg 84%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 10: Very poor 9%, Poor 11%, Fair 35%, Good 25%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 45% (5-yr avg 64%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 17: Very poor 5%, Poor 10%, Fair 25%, Good 29%, Excellent 31% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 24: Very poor 2%, Poor 10%, Fair 25%, Good 30%, Excellent 33% — good+excellent 63% (5-yr avg —, last year 96%)Week ending Aug 31: Very poor 0%, Poor 5%, Fair 20%, Good 35%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 75% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 95%)Week ending Sep 7: Very poor 5%, Poor 15%, Fair 20%, Good 30%, Excellent 30% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Week ending Sep 14: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 30%, Excellent 70% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−41 pts — week ending Jul 13−41 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 10Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 17USDA forecastJun 22Jul 6Jul 20Aug 3Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Sep 14. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2025

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

Rhode Island pear green tip, 20250%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 27: 45% (5-yr avg 81%, last year 41%)Green tip, week ending May 4: 90% (5-yr avg 89%, last year 54%)Green tip, week ending May 11: 100% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 72%)Green tip, week ending May 18: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 84%)Green tip, week ending May 25: 100% (5-yr avg 98%, last year 89%)Apr 27May 4May 11May 18May 25
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 25 (5-yr avg 98%).

Field progress

Pink, 2025

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

Rhode Island pear pink, 20250%50%100%Pink, week ending May 11: 30% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 41%)Pink, week ending May 18: 60% (5-yr avg 90%, last year 62%)Pink, week ending May 25: 70% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 69%)Pink, week ending Jun 1: 90% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Pink, week ending Jun 8: 99% (5-yr avg —, last year 94%)May 11May 18May 25Jun 1Jun 8
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 99% as of Jun 8.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2025

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

Rhode Island pear full bloom, 20250%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 25: 0% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 39%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 1: 70% (5-yr avg 86%, last year 44%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 8: 78% (5-yr avg 93%, last year 66%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 15: 95% (5-yr avg —, last year 72%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 22: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 25Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 100% as of Jun 22.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2025

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

Rhode Island pear petal fall, 20250%50%100%Petal fall, week ending Jun 15: 90% (5-yr avg 92%, last year 66%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 22: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 86%)Jun 15Jun 22
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 100% as of Jun 22 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Fruit set, 2025

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

Rhode Island pear fruit set, 20250%50%100%Fruit set, week ending Jun 29: 95% (5-yr avg 94%, last year 79%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 6: 100% (5-yr avg 97%, last year 89%)Jun 29Jul 6
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 100% as of Jul 6 (5-yr avg 97%).

Field progress

Harvested, 2025

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

Rhode Island pear harvested, 20250%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 13: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 3: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 10: 4% (5-yr avg 7%, last year 34%)Harvested, week ending Aug 17: 8% (5-yr avg 8%, last year 39%)Harvested, week ending Aug 24: 10% (5-yr avg 9%, last year 44%)Harvested, week ending Aug 31: 21% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 49%)Harvested, week ending Sep 7: 45% (5-yr avg 14%, last year 54%)Harvested, week ending Sep 14: 48% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Sep 21: 51% (5-yr avg 34%, last year 69%)Harvested, week ending Sep 28: 80% (5-yr avg 44%, last year 74%)Jul 13Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7Sep 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 80% as of Sep 28 (5-yr avg 44%).

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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