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Vermont peach crop

USDA last rated the 2020 Vermont peach crop for the week ending Sep 6, when 100% was good or excellent. Harvest stood at 100% complete.

Last rated week ending Sep 6, 2020

Good to excellent · last reading

100%of the crop

Share of the 2020 crop rated good or excellent for the week ending Sep 6.

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100%

Harvested

As of Oct 11.

Analysis

Week ending Aug 9 — 7 weeks ago

Vermont peach condition jumped to 75% good-excellent

Vermont's peach crop was rated 75% good to excellent for the week ending August 9, 2026, the most recent condition USDA has published for the state. That share rose 25 points from the prior week and stood well above the five-year average of 44%, also topping last year's 63% mark for the same week. Harvest reached 50% complete by August 30, trailing last year's pace of 59% at that point in the season. USDA's next state report will show whether harvest closes that gap.

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, 2020

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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Vermont peach crop condition, 20200%25%50%75%100%Week ending Jun 21: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 100%)Week ending Jun 28: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 40%, Good 60%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 60% (5-yr avg 74%, last year 75%)Week ending Jul 5: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 85%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 12: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 50%, Good 50%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 50% (5-yr avg 82%, last year 100%)Week ending Jul 19: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 45%, Good 55%, Excellent 0% — good+excellent 55% (5-yr avg 80%, last year 90%)Week ending Jul 26: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 36%, Good 59%, Excellent 5% — good+excellent 64% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 2: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 27%, Good 65%, Excellent 8% — good+excellent 73% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 9: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 11%, Good 61%, Excellent 28% — good+excellent 89% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 16: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 8%, Good 72%, Excellent 20% — good+excellent 92% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 23: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 73%, Excellent 27% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg 78%, last year 100%)Week ending Aug 30: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 65%, Excellent 35% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Week ending Sep 6: Very poor 0%, Poor 0%, Fair 0%, Good 60%, Excellent 40% — good+excellent 100% (5-yr avg —, last year —)−5 pts — week ending Jul 5−5 ptsHarvest begins — week ending Aug 9Harvest beginsUSDA forecast — week ending Aug 16USDA forecastJun 21Jul 5Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30
Very poorPoorFairGoodExcellent5-yr avg good+excellentLast year

Latest: 100% good or excellent, week ending Sep 6. Hover a bar for the full breakdown.

Field progress

Green tip, 2020

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

Vermont peach green tip, 20200%50%100%Green tip, week ending Apr 12: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 19: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Green tip, week ending Apr 26: 43% (5-yr avg 12%, last year 52%)Green tip, week ending May 3: 60% (5-yr avg 23%, last year 64%)Green tip, week ending May 10: 68% (5-yr avg 50%, last year 65%)Green tip, week ending May 17: 83% (5-yr avg —, last year 66%)Green tip, week ending May 24: 88% (5-yr avg —, last year 83%)Green tip, week ending May 31: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Green tip: 100% as of May 31.

Field progress

Pink, 2020

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

Vermont peach pink, 20200%50%100%Pink, week ending May 3: 5% (5-yr avg 1%, last year 3%)Pink, week ending May 10: 15% (5-yr avg 22%, last year 19%)Pink, week ending May 17: 48% (5-yr avg 37%, last year 26%)Pink, week ending May 24: 77% (5-yr avg 54%, last year 46%)Pink, week ending May 31: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 69%)May 3May 10May 17May 24May 31
This year5-yr avgLast year

Pink: 80% as of May 31.

Field progress

Full bloom, 2020

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

Vermont peach full bloom, 20200%50%100%Full bloom, week ending May 17: 18% (5-yr avg 5%, last year 3%)Full bloom, week ending May 24: 57% (5-yr avg 30%, last year 13%)Full bloom, week ending May 31: 60% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 41%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 7: 78% (5-yr avg —, last year 85%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 14: 94% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Full bloom, week ending Jun 21: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 17May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21
This year5-yr avgLast year

Full bloom: 97% as of Jun 21.

Field progress

Petal fall, 2020

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

Vermont peach petal fall, 20200%50%100%Petal fall, week ending May 24: 26% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Petal fall, week ending May 31: 49% (5-yr avg 33%, last year 19%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 7: 57% (5-yr avg 49%, last year 70%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 14: 73% (5-yr avg —, last year 89%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 21: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 97%)Petal fall, week ending Jun 28: 92% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Petal fall, week ending Jul 5: 97% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)May 24May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5
This year5-yr avgLast year

Petal fall: 97% as of Jul 5.

Field progress

Fruit set, 2020

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

Vermont peach fruit set, 20200%50%100%Fruit set, week ending May 31: 13% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Fruit set, week ending Jun 7: 30% (5-yr avg 35%, last year 51%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 14: 51% (5-yr avg 52%, last year 72%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 21: 57% (5-yr avg 66%, last year 89%)Fruit set, week ending Jun 28: 70% (5-yr avg 77%, last year 97%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 5: 80% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 12: 93% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 19: 96% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Fruit set, week ending Jul 26: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year —)May 31Jun 14Jun 28Jul 12Jul 26
This year5-yr avgLast year

Fruit set: 98% as of Jul 26.

Field progress

Harvested, 2020

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

Vermont peach harvested, 20200%50%100%Harvested, week ending Jul 26: 0% (5-yr avg —, last year —)Harvested, week ending Aug 2: 0% (5-yr avg 2%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 9: 16% (5-yr avg 3%, last year 0%)Harvested, week ending Aug 16: 27% (5-yr avg 10%, last year 10%)Harvested, week ending Aug 23: 43% (5-yr avg 20%, last year 18%)Harvested, week ending Aug 30: 61% (5-yr avg 32%, last year 42%)Harvested, week ending Sep 6: 67% (5-yr avg 47%, last year 57%)Harvested, week ending Sep 13: 76% (5-yr avg 63%, last year 66%)Harvested, week ending Sep 20: 88% (5-yr avg 76%, last year 72%)Harvested, week ending Sep 27: 95% (5-yr avg 87%, last year 89%)Harvested, week ending Oct 4: 98% (5-yr avg —, last year 99%)Harvested, week ending Oct 11: 100% (5-yr avg —, last year 100%)Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4
This year5-yr avgLast year

Harvested: 100% as of Oct 11.

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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